Puzzle

 Last Christmas, my friend Droopy gifted me a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle... of myself! It's a photo from my visit to see the bluebonnet field in spring of last year.

Let's open it up and get started on it!

First, let's flip all the pieces right side up.

Next, let's do the edges. Done!

I think I'll start with my shirt. I'm wearing a red plaid shirt and a jean jacket in this photo.

You know what I learned from working on this puzzle? That my fur is beary complicated! My face is more complex than it looks.

*A COUPLE DAYS LATER*

I insisted to my secretary that we keep working on this puzzle nonstop, but I finally gave in and took some breaks for food and sleep. Now, we have finished the most important part of this puzzle - me!

Let's start on the background of the bluebonnet flowers. The orange flowers are Indian Paintbrush flowers. It's a rather challenging background with so many flowers and some are blurry. There's lot of green grass too.

Alright, we just have one piece left!

There it is. Do you see it?

Oh this is exciting!

The puzzle is completed! What do you think? I'm going to find a frame and hang this puzzle up on the wall. Thanks Droopy, for a great puzzle!

Bluebonnets

HEY Y'ALL!

Today, we are going on a trip to view some wild Texas bluebonnets. These are the state flowers of Texas.

I tried to grow some from seeds, but none of them made it this year. Fortunately, I have found a nice patch of wildflowers today!

Yep, these are bluebonnets alright! They really do look like a bonnet when you take a look up close. There are also some red flowers in this patch. They are called Indian Paintbrush or prairie-fire flowers.

I wonder what this yellow flower is.

Viewing wildflowers is such a popular springtime activity here that many tourists will do anything to get the perfect photo. Sometimes this trespassing annoys the property owners so that they have to mow down the beautiful flowers to stop them from coming. But today, we have found a very generous and kind owner who opened their family farm to everyone for free.

The weather also worked out today!

"HEY YOU!" said a familiar voice behind me.

"Let me guess," I said, without turning around. "Droopy?"

"Yeah, it's me! Funny seeing you here. Again."

If you have been following my blog, you'll know that Droopy and I seem to have the same travel agent.

This tractor is awesome! I think I need one of these for my farm.

And these bales of hay are huge!

The bluebonnets have a light, sweet smell to them. I see bees buzzing around too!

It was such a beautiful day looking for wildflowers!