I have been patiently (okay, maybe “impatiently”) waiting out the rain and gloom of the past week…hoping for a sunny morning to catch the Rhododendrons in our yard. Though they are late this year, they are particularly lush…as though making up for lost time. The early sun this morning showed them off to good effect.

Sony NEX 3N with ZEISS Touit 50mm f2.8 macro. I am really liking this lens! It is sharp and contrasty whether used as a normal short telephoto (75mm equivalent) or as a wonderfully close focusing macro. Absolutely brilliant! Processed in Snapseed on my tablet. Panel assembled in Pixlr Express.

And for the Sunday / Father’s Day thought: twofer today! Not only Sunday but Father’s day to boot. Somewhere there is an even more beautiful display of Rhododendrons than in my yard at the moment. I even know where it is. At the tip of Mt. Desert Island in Winter Harbor Maine there is a world class Azalea and Rhododendron garden that I have visited several times in June. Now that is a display! But I am not there. I am here, in my own yard, and the Rhododendrons are beautiful enough to feed any soul…to set the spirit soaring…and gladden any heart. I have a lot, this Sunday / Father’s Day to be thankful for. 7 wonderful daughers, each as complex…as beautiful…and, in the end, as simple as a Rhododendron flower in the sun. Happy Sunday! Happy Father’s Day!