May.

5-11-11 SHORT HILLS: We did Mother’s Day in Sea Cliff on Long Island with Alison’s and Valerie’s families, minus Steve and Anna, both away. We survived the LIE and Cross Bronx both going and coming home.

Many chores have been attended to: watering, fertilizing, pruning, filling a few more animal holes, dog and woodchuck, gate repair, transplanting a few more volunteers, and more.

It’s about peak azalea season and the colors are as dramatic as always. Maybe May is our best month—not too hot, leaves are out, best of the flowers and everything looks fresh and eager and vigorous.

New blooms: deutzia, blueberry, pink lamium, red twig dogwood, mulberry.


Azalea have neon vivid color.

More Azalea.

And More.

Azalea in white.

Azalea cousin, Rhododendron.