Our house really doesn't have diagonal lines on it. That just shows up because I reduced the size of the file to make it easier to download. But I had to show how huge the rhododendron bush is on the side of the house.
I thought rhododendrons didn't grow in Texas but actually azaleas are considered a subgroup and they grow really well there. But true rhododendrons (the ones with multiple flowers on a stalk and huge leaves) don't. So this will be great because they're really showy. I read randomly on Wikipedia that rhododendron and azalea honey can be hallucinogenic. We weren't planning to rob the hive in our yard anyway!
We have lots of things in our yard that won't grow in Texas. And the flowers keep on coming. The lilies of the valley and the daffodils are fading but the rhododendrons and the irises are just beginning. And we have several rose bushes that will keep us in flowers during the summer.
We also had a woodchuck (or groundhog) the other day. They're really big! It's weird that all the squirrels are gray. They look elderly! We're told that we might even see deer in our yard. (It's evidently the last thing you want. They eat your trees and shrubs.) They've also promised chipmunks but I haven't seen one yet. But at Michael's work and in Mountaintop, a town which is on the other side of the valley, they have bears. No thanks! We almost decided to live in Mountaintop. I'm glad we chose the Back Mountain area. As a co-worker of Michael's pointed out, "I've never been part of the food chain before."
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