The rhododendron is the state flower of Washington for a reason

I know I haven't been able to post too many outdoor photos lately. But at least I can enjoy some awesome flowers around my place. Check out these rhododendrons:

First flower of 2011

Over the past few months I've been showing you flowers outside my apartment.

Today, March 9th, the first flowers bloomed.

February flowers bring February snow

Just two days ago the first flower blossom of spring came out.

And last night the snow came.

Poor little flowers.

First flower blossom and snow!

I've shown you two photos from the past two months as the flowers have started showing up around my apartment since early January.

As I am typing this it is currently snowing outside my window. When I snapped this photo it was really coming down.

And the weather people are saying to expect up to 6 inches by tomorrow night. But shhhh....don't tell the flowers.

The first one just bloomed today.

Spring is here, at least the flowers say so

A month ago I asked if perhaps spring was here.

Well it certainly appears that way. It's only the beginning of February and look how tall the daffodils are getting.

Outdoor Photo of the Week: Happy Mother's Day

In honor of Mother's Day we have a special Outdoor Photo of the Week today.

Here's some flowers to all the Mom readers we have! Happy Mother's Day!


Photos by Al Knopik, Buckley, WA.

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February flowers

I snapped this photo outside my apartment when I got home from our hike today.

Certainly doesn't look like a photo from February.

Winter vs Spring

For those of you who don't know, Punxsutawney Phil (the most famous Groundhog of all) saw his shadow yesterday.

That means that there will be six more weeks of winter.

However, the Ground Frog from Sammamish, WA didn't see his shadow. I'm not sure who to believe. A frog or a rodent. Hmmm....

One thing that I do know though is that winter has been very mild in Washington this year. So mild that it feels like spring. But in other places of the nation winter has been fierce.

Here's some pictures that my Aunt sent me. These are of North Dakota the other day:




And these are some pictures of our winter in Washington that my dad sent me today. Can you see a difference?

Outdoor Photo of the Week: VanLierop Bulb Farm

Today we headed down into the valley to the VanLierop Bulb Farm. This place is huge and full of tulips and bulbs. While there are some normal flowers, there are also a large range of rarer tulips. Like these "fuzzy" ones pictured below. Photos taken May 10, 2009. (Photos by Al Knopik, Buckley, Washington)



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Outdoor Photo of the Week: Rhododendron in bloom

The Rhododendron is the state flower of Washington. They are starting to bloom with the nice weather that the state has been having. Photo taken May 3, 2009. (Photo by Al Knopik, Buckley, Washington)

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