Summer Friend: Pretty In Pink

Pretty In Pink

The first azalea of the season.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: I don't know if I ever mentioned this to you, but, I'm a native Floridian, now transplanted to PA. Your flower pic reminds me of home, near the St. John's river. I LOVE pink flowers. You made me smile with warm Florida memories on a frigid Pennsylvania day. Thanks!

XOXO CJ; January 30, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Danette Haworth said...: CJ,
Small world! I grew up as an Air Force kid, moving every couple of years up and down the east coast (and Turkey and England). One of the best places of my childhood was living in the Back Mountain area of Pennsylvania.; January 30, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Mary Witzl said...: Oh, this hurts!

We've just gotten our first snow drops here and I've been ecstatic. Azaleas and rhodedendrons won't be out for another four months!; January 30, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Brenda said...: I'm soooo jealous...the only thing we have around here is dead grass...grin...

Great Pic...; January 30, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Anonymous said...: It is cold and miserable and snowy here.

This picture made me forget that for a minute. :)

Thank you.; January 30, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Ello - Ellen Oh said...: So beautiful.
So jealous.
Freezing my butt up here.
I can't wait for spring. I can't wait for the azaleas to bloom in my front yard.

Lovely picture Danette!; January 31, 2008 at 12:53 AM
Charles Gramlich said...: We have beautiful azaleas here so I'm looking forward to the season. Our's haven't started to bloom yet, though. Such incredible colors; January 31, 2008 at 9:09 AM
Sheri Perl-Oshins said...: Oh, if I could cyber stick my tongue out at you right now... of course in a fun, light-hearted way! It is FREEZING where I am. The flowers are still in for another 6 weeks of slumber. I went for a walk today with my dog, bundled from head to toe (me, not my dog...) and when I came back I couldn't tell if my legs were tingling because it was a great walk, or because they were frozen! If only my family had settled some place warm...; January 31, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Linda D. (sbk) said...: Oh sure, the coldest week of the year and you have to stick up a picture of a pretty pink flower. Nice.

Thanks Danette. You're a gem.; February 1, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Angela said...: Beautiful!

Frosty cold here in Germany!; February 3, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Chris Eldin said...: This is beautiful!
:-); February 4, 2008 at 8:06 AM

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