Rhodie season
About ten days ago, I reported on the natural history doings at Ell Pond, where I'd trekked to see if I could find the start of Wild Rhododendron season at that rarest of rare local habitats: an entire Rhododendron maximum forest. But I was too early, and, worse, it looked like 2019 would be an off year for R. max... there were very few buds on the broad-leafed evergreens. Few, however, would not be none, and on a walk up the hill to visit the few Rhodies that grow in the neighborhood, I spotted a fairly plentiful display of the magnificent flowers that the "Rosebay Rhododrendron," a.k.a. "Great Laurel," puts forth. It may not be a memorable season, but it's beyond a doubt a beautiful show, however modest in size.
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