Sometimes something beautiful happens and on Sunday I saw a lovely sight for November. Got out of the car and went closer - several pink rhododendron blossoms were sharing the sunshine - and a wasp was having a lovely rest.
So pretty! That's our state flower, the rhododendron. With the caption of your post, I was expecting you to have found some Greenbrier china with the famous Dorothy Draper rhododendron design, not the real thing! So unusual for this time of year, let alone your region!
The blooms on the rhododendron are lovely Joy and you have captured them well. It's always a nice surprise to come upon something beautiful and unexpected in the gardening world!
Such a surprise! I love unexpected flowers. We'd call that a rhodendron here, so funny how plants are called diffrent names in different areas.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue for the correct plant name. Appreciated.
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We had one of these in our yard growing up. What nice memories just flooded into my head seeing yours in bloom...thank you!
ReplyDeleteLovely to catch those last flowers in the fall. :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! That's our state flower, the rhododendron. With the caption of your post, I was expecting you to have found some Greenbrier china with the famous Dorothy Draper rhododendron design, not the real thing! So unusual for this time of year, let alone your region!
ReplyDeleteI miss rhodos. We have camellias that are now starting to bloom.
ReplyDeleteExciting - it's like seeing the last rose of summer!
ReplyDeleteHappy days.
Wren x
The blooms on the rhododendron are lovely Joy and you have captured them well. It's always a nice surprise to come upon something beautiful and unexpected in the gardening world!
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