30 May 2023 (heat)

heat index

the unexpected orange

of a neighbor’s azalea

12 May 2022 (morning mist)

morning mist

a bumblebee bumbles

around the azalea

3 May 2022 (azalea)

crack of dawn

the azalea buds reveal

their color

4 June 2021 (azaleas)

azalea garden

a woman all in pink

takes a selfie

1 May 2021 (azaleas)

first clear morning

a revelation

of azaleas

6 May 2020 (azalea)

dawn colors

my neighbor’s azalea

blossoming first

4 May 2020 (azalea)

pandemic spring

the minor miracle

of azaleas

31 May 2019 (azalea)

morning mist

bumblebee barely rising

from the azalea

12 May 2019 (azalea)

azalea buds

the passing shadow

of a vulture  

June 5: Rhododendrons

Spent the morning at the exquisite Asticou Azalea Garden and was reminded again why I love rhododendrons so much.

 

Grandmother's rhododendron--

I hide underneath

protected by bees.

 

 

 

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May 21: Petals

I'm not ready:
already, azalea petals
scatter on the lawn.