by Shelley Hale flame azalea Carver Gap on the Appalachian Trail
This is what professional photographers produce!
I might have prettier photos, but I missed seeing these blooms at their peak.
The recent anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest, where it became known to the world that Chinese students knew what democracy meant, and they wanted it. I'll never forget learning that the roll of film with this photo had to be smuggled out in a journalist's underwear.
These are frequently on Jeopardy questions and answers.
When my voice stops with death,
my heart will keep talking to you.
...Mother Nature did a fine job landscaping the mountains of North Carolina.
ReplyDeleteI have loved these mountains for about 35 years, when I first started visiting the Smoky Mountain National Park!
DeleteWhat a surprise ending!
ReplyDeleteWell, hello John! I will let your followers continue to see your beautiful flowers. Today I found another photographer's work, but wanted to also thank you for the poppies.
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ReplyDeleteI love the blossoms, the flame azalea is lovely. Beautiful photos and post.
Have a great day and a happy week!
I usually find those azaleas that grow naturally in the woods...so these may have been planted where tourists could enjoy them.
DeleteThat emphasis changing meaning is one of my favorite bits of the English language.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it also happens in other languages.
DeleteYou know, I never realized that about which syllable is stressed defining whether a word is a or a verb. I have a problem with verbs being used as nouns for some reason. Like, "This book was a good read." I don't know why that bothers me, but it does. Also words formed from verbs that are now used as nouns. Such as "eatery."
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I never noticed those difference. Am just barely able to speak clearly some days...what was the word that I wanted to say anyway...
DeleteLanguage is so interesting. I never thought about those words and pronunciation but yeah. I read a while back that there is a proper order when listing adjectives that precede a noun depending of what it is describing...color, smell, amount, etc. I can't remember what the article described as the proper order but apparently we all do it unconsciously because I don't remember being taught that id english class. I also seem to remember reading that Chinese languages with their musical tones the meaning of a word changes depending on the tone.
ReplyDeleteI heard that about Chinese also, as well as there are several forms of their language. And I read that list of adjectives too, but don't know them, so if it sounds right I'll list things. I've been told I split infinitives frequently. No clue.
DeletePersonally I am not crazy about bugs on my food. When I was a kid I would eat in the car at family picnics. I have always beeen a troublemaker. But I never blamed the bugs or the management.
ReplyDeleteI eat "al fresco" often and have a habit of waving one hand to keep bugs off my food, and eating with the other hand.
Deletespeak to the bug..love that!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures to start with bring a song to mind.."oh the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia"....but those pines don't look lonesome!!
Bugs can go eat elsewhere.
DeleteI'm surprised nobody has said a word about Tienanmen Square. I guess it's because these days there are so many awful things happening, it is just one more memory.
It was so enormous and shocking.. When there had been hope. Difficult to say anything
DeleteI had a chance to walk through a stand of rhodadendrens yesterday at Rudyard Kipling's home in VT. I was reminded of the same blooms in the Smoky Mtns. Will you miss these mountains when you move?
ReplyDeleteOf course I'll miss the Appalachians! They are such beautiful mountains. And I've found springtime flowers here offer a season I'd never appreciated as much. But an adventure of learning about the Rockies should be pretty interesting too! This week I'm off to spend an hour somewhere at a higher elevation in these mountains to hopefully strengthen my lungs a bit! I'll take some photos of course!
DeleteThe contrast of the flame azalea orange and the blue/green of the mountains is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteLovely azaleas and rhododendron. As you'll know from my blog they're in bloom here too :)
ReplyDeleteI’ve been to Craggy Gardens when the rhodendrons were blooming, but it was years ago. I’d love to go back.
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