Bluebonnets blooming in Illinois. I've had the seeds since we moved up here five years ago. Been meaning to plant them, just hadn't gotten around to it.

Then came the Facebook challenge from an old HS friend--"Plant some if you miss them so much." So I did. I was beginning to despair as to whether they would bloom this far north or this late in the year (it's a good three months after Texas' Bluebonnet season). But here they are. Hope you enjoy the photo.