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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Spring Flowers, episode 7




A quick post today - the hydrangeas in the backyard of the Alexandria house are in bloom. I was out there the other night and noticed them.


Last year, a rainstorm blew through and knocked them all down, and since we seem to be in a storm year this year, thought I might snap these photos for posterity.


We were fortunate to inherit these legacy plants - they decorate the backyard landscape around the deck, and there are two plants along the drive. They are hardy in this climate and come back year after year.


For the most part they are shaded blue, but in a few parts of the yard they are pink. This has to do with the chemical composition of the soil they are planted in. The motocam is not likely to be able to pick up the subtle color variation in these.

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