Lady Bird

Lady Bird Johnson passed away yesterday in her home in Austin. I remember visiting the LBJ Ranch as a child and the Wildflower Center when I was older. Both are beautiful places. Next time you are driving down Mo-Pac and notice how nice it is to not have to look at a bunch of billboards, thank Lady Bird. And when you see the beautiful bluebonnets and other flowers growing on the side of highways, thank her again.

I was unaware that she led the campaign in the 70's to clean up the shoreline and create a trail around Town Lake...and was responsible for the flowering trees along that hike and bike trail. Remember that next time you go for a run down there.

Statesman article.

Statesman article 2.