rhododendron

ma had a pretty good suggestion: take von's picture every year by the rhododendron, both for size comparison and just because it's plain old pretty.
see, we have a MASSIVE and beautiful rhododendron bush by our front porch. in full bloom, you'd swear you were in hawaii with it's tropic beauty. i may have missed it's full 'magentic' color by just a few days, but check our these photos of von and this AMAZING background. seriously, he's dwarfed by it's size!