D137-2013  Unlabeled rhododendron, Laurel Ridge Trail
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Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
Blossom fall

DP126-2013  Posted May 26; processed ditto

After a night of hard rain, the ground was littered with rhododendron blossoms.  These are just as I found them, lying on the trail through the rhododendron plantation.

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 24, 2013
Two precocious bloomers.
Rhododendrons along the Laurel Ridge Trail overlook the famous peony gardens (which are weeks from blooming).

DP130-2013  Posted very late May 10; processed ditto.

The rhododendrons are (left, pink) 'Olga Mezitt', and (right, purple) 'Haughty Pink'.
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2013

Thanks to all whose comments, stars, and green thumbs pushed my pansies up the chart, even though they were a day late.
D129-2012 Rhododendrons

Seen along the Laurel Ridge Trail, Nichols Arboretum
May 9, 2012
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Rhododendrons

Seen along the Laurel Ridge Trail, Nichols Arboretum
May 9, 2012
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D129-2012 Rhododendrons

Seen along the Laurel Ridge Trail, Nichols Arboretum
May 9, 2012
(nex5n)
Rhododendrons
The pale specks you see everywhere in the shot are sawdust.  Several large pine trees had been dropped and were being sawn into smaller pieces.

Seen along the Laurel Ridge Trail, Nichols Arboretum
May 9, 2012
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D129-2012 Rhododendrons

Seen along the Laurel Ridge Trail, Nichols Arboretum
May 9, 2012
(nex5n)
Rhododendrons, probably the 'Klondike' variety.

Seen along the Laurel Ridge Trail, Nichols Arboretum
May 9, 2012
(nex5n)
D137-2013 Unlabeled rhododendron, Laurel Ridge Trail
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Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D137-2013  Unlabeled rhododendron, Laurel Ridge Trail
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Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D137-2013 Unlabeled rhododendron, Laurel Ridge Trail
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Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
See photo in original gallery.