The Surprises of Spring.... Every year, along about January, people in the hill country start walking around with their heads down, focused on the ground. Occasionally, they dig the toe of their shoe into the ground and examine what they find. They move on, and repeat the same actions again and again. It is the annual search for the state of the bluebonnet crop! By January, the distinctive green plants that will grow into the stunning blue flowers have begun popping up all over the land ...