Rhododendron

This lovely thing presented itself to me when I went to the mailbox this evening. I was late getting home from work and wondering what I'd find to blip that didn't require a lot of effort so when I saw this about two feet from the mailbox I knew exactly what to do.

This bloom is on a bush which is about 5 feet tall and within the week will be absolutely covered with these gorgrous flowers. We're very lucky that these amazing plants thrive in the Pacific Northwest. We have them in shades of deep pink, pale pink, white and yellow and probably a few more colors that I'm not remembering at the moment. They're real showstoppers.