Spring means rhododendrons and our favorite place to go looking for them is Meerkerk. A sunny weekend forecast meant we made the trip over to Whidbey to see how things looked. Visiting has always been a bit of a crapshoot for us. Will we get there before they come into full bloom? Will they already be passed their prime? This time I think we hit it pretty spot on.
The bushes were full of color with blooms all over the place. A few may have peaked, and some were, no doubt, still to come, but so much was looking great, I think we couldn’t have done better. Aside for a family that had brought along a photographer to take images of their small son who seemed very uninterested in doing anything they wanted resulting in the photographer’s voice being audible across the gardens, things were very tranquil. (They didn’t stay long, and it was so nice when I heard them say they were leaving – of course I heard them say that, you heard everything they said!). Will we be so lucky next time? Who knows?
