Monday, May 3, 2021

Colorful azaleas

 

A huge multiple-bushes combined is located between my apartment and my next door neighbor.




And these are the bushes in front of my apartment.


Today's quote:

But I also say this: that light
is an invitation
to happiness,
and that happiness,

when it's done right,
is a kind of holiness,
palpable and redemptive.

- Mary Oliver, Poppies

17 comments:

  1. Hello, Barbara

    The azaleas look so pretty, we have a small one that has this similar color. Great quote! Have a happy day!

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    1. There were many more blooms in the past, before the eager landscape crew shaved back everything.

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  2. ...they sure grow well in your neck of the woods!

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    1. North Carolina has lots of good soil, rain, and warm weather (when it's not cold!)

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  3. Both this wonderful burst of colour and the Mary Oliver quote are a great way to start my day.

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  4. Wow! Someday I'll get to photograph the rhododendrons that bloom here. No azaleas around here.

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  5. Beautiful! They evidently like where they are.

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    1. These seem to be doing better on the shady side (facing north) than the ones on the sunny side which get much more heat.

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  6. Beautiful azaleas! Love the color.

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    1. I am reminded of bouganvillas which have similar bright colors.

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  7. I love Mary Oliver, and the color of those azaleas. (one of my favorites)

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  8. Pretty azaleas and a great quote.

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