Wild Azalea Buds

[lavendertook]

I made the discovery last week that wild azalea blossoms are even more beautiful before they open. The buds are suffused with so many colors, especially if the mid-afternoon light is just so. And they're furrier than you'd suppose. This is, of course, down by Greenbelt Lake.

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[spiralsheep]

My quest for milk yesterday was punctuated with the glorious scent of magnolia blossom, yummy!

I'm still loving your nature diary. :-)

[lavendertook]

The magnolias we had around where I grew up in New jersey didn't have much scent, but southern magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) grow some up here in Maryland, and they have a really strong, lovely scent.

Thank you, hon. (-: I love documenting all the life around the lake here.