Blossom Hunting

With the start of April I'm officially in full-on blossom hunting mode. I've been pretty lucky already with finding blooms both near and far from my home this year. Usually I don't even hope for a sign of petals until mid-April, but in March I already stumbled across a blooming rhododendron not far from my home and then was treated to a number of blooming botanicals in the States while visiting my family--like this pretty bougainvillea. In Florida the color saturation feels as if it's turned up a few notches! The water is turquoise, the sun is almost constantly out, the pinks and yellows can knock your socks off! My Dad and sister helped me take these pictures in Palm...