Yucca in bloom

Calista's school is way out in the middle of rural farmland. When I drive her to school in the mornings, there's a Z turn through some old pastureland. In the last couple of weeks, what was seemingly just an open, grassy field has exploded into a forest of yucca blooms:



The scene, as we come around the corner, is simply gorgeous in the morning sun. The light hits the yucca in just the right way, and they're luminous. On mornings where there's a slight fog or haze, it's even more otherworldly. The photo above doesn't do it justice. The yuccas are simply too widely spaced to allow for an effectively representative photo--this is maybe a quarter of the field, if that. Even so, it gives a little taste of one of my favorite roadside sights.



And above is a closeup of one of the blooms. I've always thought the flowers of yucca and agave fascinating and beautiful. These are one of the reasons I love Texas so.

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