Saturday, June 1, 2013

Watch Her Open...

From Bud...
 




 
To Beautiful Bloom
My Purple Rhododendrons!!
 
Now, technically, these belong to neighbor Helen.
But because they are on the property line, I consider them to be shared!
 

27 comments:

Adrienne said...

Love, love, love...love, LOVE! These are some of my favorite buds...I might even like them more than the flower!

MICKAN from QUEENS FIELD¸.•°`♥✿⊱╮ said...

Ohhhhh, this is beautiful.
Thank you!

Karen said...

Oh thats's cool to see the bud through the stages. What a beautiful bloom it has become!

Anonymous said...

Wow are these BEAUTIFUL!!

TexWisGirl said...

really cool progression! love the one 'bud' that's really loaded with lots of buds. :)

Farm Girl said...

So lovely and pretty. I would take pictures of them too,

Elizabeth Edwards said...

thanks for sharing with us too ... awesome color. what a gorgeous bloom. wow wee!! ( :

rainfield61 said...

It is mine too since it appears on my computer.

Ruth Hiebert said...

GORGEOUS!!!! I like the progression from bud to flower.

MarmePurl said...

shared gardens are the very best

eileeninmd said...

It is nice to share! I love the color too! Lovely blooms, Debbie!

Andee said...

I love it!!! Of course they are shared, but you don't have to do any maintenance on them.

Lin said...

Hooray! it's soooo dramatic and lovely! :)

S. Etole said...

What abundant blooms.

Bev said...

Soo cool.... great pictures there!!

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

Wonderful shots of the progression of nature. I didn't know so many blossums would come from the one bud.

Cheryl @ TFD said...

I love your shots of the opening of this beautiful flower!

Nancy said...

How beautiful! And the right color, eh? :)

Dianna said...

So beautiful. It's wonderful that you caught them in "stages"!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Hi Debbie Great set of shots and I love the yellow field. Just discovered your blog and have joined. Looking forward to seeing more wonderful shots. Margaret

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Very cool shots!

Muffy's Marks said...

Beautiful.... (I think you have too much time on your hands) (((grin)))

Miss Debbie said...

Lovely! We planted some earlier this year. Doubt they will bloom this year, but we look forward to next year! Your "swan" ride looked like so much fun! So glad things are looking up at your beloved Jersey shore!

Brian King said...

Excellent series of photos, Debbie! Beautiful flower!

LeAnn said...

OMG these were amazing pictures. Make a photo book; please. I loved this one.
Blessings!

Ida said...

Gorgeous! What a great way to showcase the transformation from bud to bloom. Such a pretty color too.

Susan said...

Wow, so beautiful!