My rhododendrons are blooming!

[Red71]

This one is on a bush that is about 20 feet tall, more like a tree. When the individual blooms open they look like orchids. This has been a great year for them! Just something pretty to look at.

[MyMiracle13]

Wish I had a green thumb. Even some of my cacti are dying😢

[Red71 in reply to MyMiracle13]

I’ve been known to kill indoor plans! Oregon has had great rain this month and lots of sunshine last month, so I guess conditions were just right! I think that rhody is about 30 years old, but we have only lived here 5 years, so I can’t take all the credit for it.

[Teddielottie]

So pretty! x

[Hidden]

Wow. Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing the picture.

[nstonerocks]

Gorgeous. Mine are ready to bloom. Not so spectacular. Maybe need to feed them! Thanks for sharing.

[Hidden]

Oh my gosh! That photo could be in a high-end nature magazine!

Maybe you should consider making a photo book of your nature pics?

I'm not much of a photographer (as was confirmed when I looked for any of my nature photographs to share on this site and came up empty!), but I do have hundreds of iphone photos of clouds from airplanes. I'm obsessed with viewing clouds from the "other side" or even "inside"!!! I'm thinking of making a book of them, not because they're great photos but because I just have such a strong feeling for them. Plus they represent one of my many idiosyncrasies (!), which I think my kids or potential future grandkids might get a kick out of some day! Like, to almost everybody else, this would be incredibly boring...page after page of clouds that mostly look the same!!! But I could look at them /into them for hours on end... and sort of mildly torture future generations, too!

[Red71 in reply to Hidden]

You should make a book, if only for you. It sounds like it would be a comfort to look at those pictures if you were having a bad day. Elaine

[Sunnydrinking]

So beautiful - thanks for sharing.

X

[Gwennie123]

And a great photo

[Hidden]

Amazing picture. The detail inside those petals.

Nature is amazing.

Clare x

[flowersinherhair]

thank you. that is beautiful.

[mariootsi]

What a beautiful photo. Thanks for posting. Nature is miraculous.

[hdhonda]

Beautiful picture. I envy you. Blessings Hannah

[SeattleMom]

Sure adds to the beauty of LIFE!! Thanks for sharing!

Linda