The Bait

When I first saw this house 18 years ago, the Rhododendron was in bloom too and I had to have it, so I bought the house too.

The only Rhodie quote I could find

“You may not believe in magic but something very strange is happening at this very moment. Your head has dissolved into thin air and I can see the rhododendrons through your stomach. It's not that you are dead or anything dramatic like that, it is simply that you are fading away and I can't even remember your name.”
― Leonora Carrington, The Hearing Trumpet

[Maggiemae]

It looks old and a real treasure! They just keep on flowering, these big bushes - and get bigger!

[Sally Ings]

What a magnificent looking bush! I gather it has grown quite a bit since you first saw it.

[Dixie Goode]

@salza no, all the trees around have and there used to be a huge hydrangea bush too but looking at old pictures this was already about this big

[Bob]

Cool. Reminds me of the rural area I grew up in.

[carol white]

Lovely capture!!