A Love Hate Relationship

The bushes in front of my house are about to make me fall in love with them again. When I first met them I did not think they were anything special at all. Boring. Green. Big. Blah. Like this:

Then, while we were in the middle of closing on the house they did something spectacular. This:


Once a year these incredible huge, old azaleas go crazy and will literally stop traffic. I have been sitting on the front porch and seen it happen, people. I have had many friends and neighbors let me know that if I ever come home to find them missing I can check their yards. So, 11 months of the year I want to rip these out. But- I could not be more excited that my one month of love is almost here. Come on by in a week or so and see the show.