Go out and Get Some TEXAS BLUE!

Wildflower Season in the Texas Hill Country, around Fredericksburg, is somewhat variable.
The 2014 - 2015 winter has been wet and COLD....  BRRRRRRR! PERFECT conditions to produce a bounty of SPRING COLOR and FLAVOR! Wildflowers and Peaches! Keep your fingers crossed! I'll let you know how the Bluebonnets are growing! REDBUDS, Flowering Quince, Mountain Laurel, and phlox begin in early March.

TEXAS RED BUD BURSTING INTO SPRING!

MAKING MOUNTAIN LAUREL HONEY!

A BLANKET OF FIERY PINK ACROSS THE HILLSIDE! FIRST IS PHLOX!

Bluebonnets are usually at their peak around the middle of April, but sometimes they begin much earlier in the season, if it's an early spring, and they reach their peak earlier, as well.

BLUEBONNET BLANKETS... EARLY MARCH 2013

BLUEBONNETS EARLY ON THE SCENE MARCH 3RD SPRING 2013

APRIL 4, 2013... YEAR OF THE PERFECT SPRING!

LLANO COUNTY BLUEBONNETS IN EARLY APRIL 2014

EARLY APRIL... FAT and SASSY! SPRING 2014

EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE on EARLY BLOOMING
TEXAS BLUEBONNETS! End of March 2014

Go Out and Discover TEXAS Color!

Golden Rod and the Big Blue Barn at the Arnosky Family Farm - Blanco, Texas

Discover TEXAS COLOR! Fresh cut flowers, garden plants, vegetables, herbs, eggs and artisan goat cheese in the BIG BLUE BARN at the corner of FM 2325 and FM 165, 8 miles east of Blanco, TX.
Eat FRESH! Support the Texas Hill Country Economy! Buy LOCAL! And don't forget to thank your neighborhood FARMERS! Our food is in their hands!
The Arnosky Family Farm, owned and operated by Pamela and Frank Arnosky, is a sustainable 100 acre farm located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country between Blanco and Wimberley. The Weekend Market, in the Big Blue Barn, is open year 'round and it is a FEAST of COLOR... in the field and on the table! Choose from vibrant freshly cut flowers, seasonal bedding plants for your garden, farm fresh eggs and Pure Luck Artisan Goat Cheese! The barn was built the old fashioned way... with the help of many friends from the community! A BARN RAISING PARTY! And, so, in a sense it belongs to everyone!

"Many hands make light the work!" - Amish 

Several times a year the Arnosky's throw a Community Barn STOMP! Everyone is invited! Lively music pours out of the windows and doors of the Big Blue Barn into the Texas night... it's a family affair! Folks are dancing, laughing and dining on the AMAZING Pot Luck offerings brought by the guests... from Southern Comfort Food, freshly baked breads and desserts to Vegan Sushi and Vegetarian Quiche, the food is as colorful as the crowd! 

If you're LUCKY you'll be there!

 

Experience the ENCHANTMENT, Spring 2015

The first days of SPRING, in the Texas Hill Country, can come dancing in as early as mid-February! Sunny! Clear! and COOL! It's the perfect Rock Climbing time of year! Experience the "ENCHANTMENT" - Spring 2015 at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area!

EXPERIENCE the ENCHANTMENT!

Magical! Beautiful! Nature's Granite Sculptures at Enchanted Rock

Love is in the air! The beautiful Texas Hill Country is the perfect backdrop for a ROMANTIC Hill Country Adventure, and Fredericksburg, Texas, is the PERFECT place for lovers! Enjoy Romantic Accommodations, World-Class Restaurants, Quintessential Chocolate from Chocolat, a Sweethearts’ Massage, or an afternoon climb to the top of Enchanted Rock… so many Things to Do to make your Valentine's weekend ROMANTIC and SPECIAL!  

Summit Climb at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area