This shot was taken in 2001 from the Hill Country Flyer on April 15. April is bluebonnet month. The fields are covered with bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes, and other wild flowers. Whenever we run across a section of track in which the bluebonnets grow, we pick the seeds up on the pilot, the plate that covers the front and rear portion of the locomotive and prevents objects from derailing the engine by pushing them out of the way. The pilot extends to 3 inches above the top of the rail. We then spread the seeds along the track. The bluebonnets in this picture actually are covering the west leg of the wye track at Burnet, TX. We use the wye to turn our passenger train around for the return trip to Cedar Park. Since the speed on the track is 5 mph, that allows us to really spread those bluebonnet seeds. Then, the next year, they bloom and cover the track. I have titled this picture "Blue Wye."