how many times can we see these gorgeous flowers and still feel in awe of the colors?  is there anywhere else that has this amazing variety within the borders of a state?  it triggers memories of the awe that my mother felt when she first witnessed the carpets of these gorgeous flowers when i was a third grader and we moved from the part of the state where these did not grow in profusion.  i had never seen the state flower until we moved south.

i wish i could say that the texas politics of today did not bother me.  there have been way better times.  right now, the whole united states seems to be broken, taken over by extremism and disruption that makes progress stand still and go backwards.  what a shame.

what i remember that was so amazing was space flight – astronauts – and men on the moon.  we had that amazing intelligence within our state and near to our area of it.  wow.  but it has ceased to be important to people who run our country who care more about containing women’s rights and putting energy into making sure that people can be legally armed, yet not do anything to improve the incidence of mental illness – it is incredible – the risks grow each day.

if anyone thinks that a loaded weapon will do anything but facilitate sadness and tragedy, they are, as my dad used to say, “living in a dreamworld.”  it is a dangerous mindset.  a negative mindset.  it is the fight mentality that will only serve to destruct and make our world unlivable eventually.  wanna see the future?  go watch mad max.

so, where did my bluebonnets go?  where are my red birds?  what happened to my clear air?

why can’t we go outside anymore?

why do we have to live in a guarded fortress?  self-fulfilling prophecy of the extreme patriots.  a helluva future vision, eh?  let’s hope not.

hello history, is it now about time to begin a moderation phase?

i miss edna.  she always was so calming and made so much sense.  she took the edge off…  bless her bones.  “who is edna?”, you might ask… she was a sage texas woman…