The rising sun shines through an oak tree, below which bluebonnets add vivid color to the scene. The state flower of Texas, bluebonnets are a member of the Lupinus family of wildflowers. Their incredible blue hues can be seen blanketing the pastures and fields of the Hill Country in early spring. “There are moments when you want time to stand still. This was one of them,” Mangelsen says. “For a brief instant, these bluebonnets sparkled on earth, almost like stars in the night sky.”