Texas Highways Magazine

NATURAL BEAUTIES

HAT IN WINTERTIME WAS A BARE HIGHWAY MEDIAN, ABANDONED RAILROAD TRACK, OR SPARSE PATCH OF GRASS IN A PARKING LOT IS NOW A WORK OF ART. THAT’S THE MIRACLE OF SPRING. WILDFLOWERS BURST FORTH FROM THE MOST UNEXPECTED, OVERLOOKED PARTS OF OUR LANDSCAPE AND DEMAND OUR ATTENTION. AS REFLECTED IN THE FOLLOWING IMAGES OF EIGHT OF TEXAS’ MOST PREVALENT WILDFLOWERS, THEY SHAKE THE DOLDRUMS OFF AND WELCOME REBIRTH, REINVENTION,

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