Rhodo in the morning

Various rhododendrons are coming out in our garden and they are quite different from each other. All just beautiful and worthy of a place in today's posting.

Three good things;
1. Team NZ would have won the first race if they hadn't abandoned it due to time limits
2. Team NZ wouldn't have lost the first race if they had not tried to be clever.
3. NZ are together just now!

[Rach_who]

Pretty. I like the soft colour of the petals.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Lovely blossom! Sorry about Team NZ although I'm not sure what #3 means.

[Maggiemae]

@olivetreeann Thousands of NZers are getting together to watch the races, Ann - good humour and friendship abound!

[Simply Amanda]

Gorgeous, Maggiemae!! Love all of the wonderful detail you captured.

[katy]

Beautifully clear shot with some fantastic light on this gorgeous blossom.

[Maggiemae]

@grammyn I was hanging out the window for this shot as the bush grows right underneath it! Thanks Katy!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@maggiemae Oh I understand it now. That's always a good thing when people come together like that!

[Stephanie Swift]

Your rhododendron shot is lovely, they are not so easy to capture well!

[Yao RL]

We just have to wait for another day. A bit disappointed. Lovely flower.

[katy]

@maggiemae Now THAT is a shot I would like to see! ;~}

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Jo]

Very pretty.

[Gena Pegg]

Exquisite!! Spring has sprung in your world!!! Lovely!

[Yvonne]

this is so beautiful--almost doesn't look real.

[Ramesh Chand]

Focus is great.....lovely shot.....

[Glendq]

lovely lovely flower
great three things but not quite sure what they all mean.

[Maggiemae]

@glendq You are miles away from this action, Glenda - held in San Francisco Bay, it is a yacht race between two boats. A real challenge and our team in NZ has managed to get to be the one who challenges USA!

[Leana Niemand]

Stunning detail Maggie, a wonderful shot!!

[tony gig]

Beautiful flower and shot Maggie.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful

[Leonie M]

Soft and delicate. Worth hanging out the window for I think.

[Maggiemae]

@onie_m thank you, Leonie, I appreciate your particular comment!

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Pat Knowles]

Jo was explaining how team NZ ran out of time with only one race to go...she said it was excruciating watching!! Hope they manage to get that last one tomorrow!! I will be watching Monday morning here!! Lovely Rhododendron!

[Claire]

Beautiful paper effect petals

[👑 AnaZad]

Wonderful blossom capture.

[Michelle]

Well worth the leaning :) It is a beauty :) x

[Corrie]

Beautiful shot, well done!

[Taffy]

So lucky to be entering spring! This are lovely. Good luck to your team!

[Molly]

I keep forgetting you're the other side of the world, so I initially did a double-take when you talked about rhododendrons coming out. A lovely bright shot!

[Jennifer]

Wow, this is so pretty, lovely colours and shot.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Beautiful flower!

[summerfield]

are the petals the really thin kind almost like paper? i had always thought they were some kind of lilies. they're quite lovely and look delicate.

[Maggiemae]

@summerfield They are very thin and finely veined - a bit like fine silk. I'm glad I caught that characteristic.

[Gillian]

So delicate - so beautiful! I have to say 365 is making me look at flowers in a different way ;)

[Anja]

Lovely! We're heading for fall and winter, so it's nice to see a spring photo :-)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful capture

[Gerry]

fav maggiemae