Mountain Laurel

The mountain laurel has never been so profuse as it is right now. Beautiful.

Home Again

After a month on the road with the Civil War In Virginia caravan we're educated on the war and happy to be home. It was a good trip. We met some new friends and renewed acquaintances with some old ones.

The landscape around home looks much as it did when we left. The trees were just budding out back on April 1st, and their just budding out again now. In between a hard freeze did a number on the tender shoots.

One thing different is the emergence of wild flame azaleas, seemingly more profuse this year than most. Here's a couple of pictures: