Few places are more scenic owing to spring wildflowers than Central Texas. In years with just the right amount of rainfall -- not too much and not too little -- the color variety, quantity, density and fragrance of Texas wildflowers can be staggeringly wonderful. By far the most popular and prevalent wildflowers are the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet. Bluebonnets are hardly the only scenic floral attraction, however. Other prevalent and often photographed spring wildflowers include Indian paintbrush, Drummond's phlox, several species of spiderwort, white prickly poppy, winecups, prairie verbena, Indian blanket, Mexican hat, and many varieties of yellow blossoms including daisy, coreopsis and black-eyed susan, just to name some of the main colorful characters. The most scenic Central Texas areas with which I am familiar straddle Austin and, to the capital city's east include the counties of Washington, Austin and Travis. To Austin's west lies the Hill Country, which includes among others, the counties of Burnet, Blanco, Llano and Gillespie, in which I have spent many pleasant days photographing the the landscape.