It's been raining pretty steadily the past 3 days. It's unusual for our area to get so much rain, which may sound funny, since this is the Pacific Northwest, but we usually get small amounts of rain at a time, not a steady downfall all day.
However, yesterday afternoon there was enough of a break in the rain to go out for a walk with the girls. They both enjoyed themselves mightily, even though it was only a shortish walk in our neighborhood. Hannah pointed out different trees -- birch, maple, cherry -- and Naomi found us an upset ant colony to watch for a while.
Our enormous rhododendron out front is in full bloom and looks spectacular, especially when it's not weighed down with rain water. The bees love it (I didn't remember them loving rhodes so much, but there you go!) and are fascinating to watch. We were watching some a couple of days ago and actually saw one little worker brushing the pollen from her back to her pollen pouches. We also observed (well, at least I did) that she had so much already that most of the stuff she brushed ended up falling off. So there's pollination in action, right before our very eyes.
I haven't taken a picture of this remarkable rhododendron, but I will soon (when I won't get the camera wet!) and post it here.
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