This July “Seasons” will be the theme for the entire month with a different season featured each week. This week the challenge is “Spring”. For me, spring is best represented by the vibrant colors of flowers.
Here in coastal Georgia I know it is spring when the azaleas, dogwoods and fruit trees are blooming.
Spring AzaleasSpring Dogwood BloomPeach Blossoms in Georgia
Spring is a beautiful time for a road trip. In Texas, fields are filled with the bluebonnets and other brightly colored wildflowers.
Bluebonnets near Stonewall, TexasBoots and Bluebonnets in TexasBluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush along Park Road 4
The spring blossoms in the Blue Ridge Mountains add bright colors to the landscape.
Flame Azaleas on the Blue Ridge ParkwayWild Rhododendron along the Blue Ridge ParkwayEastern Redbud at rest area in Western North Carolina
Our latest road trip destination was southwest Virginia. The scenery was spectacular as we drove north from Georgia through the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Eastern Redbud at rest area in Western North Carolina
After an overnight stop in Asheville we continued to be awed by the scenery as we drove north through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The flowering eastern redbud trees added splashes of pink as we traveled to Southwest Virginia.
View of the Blue Ridge Mountains from North Carolina Interstate Overlook
Tennessee Welcome Center between Asheville and and Virginia
Virginia welcome center in Bristol
At the Virginia Welcome Center in Bristol
On our way to see Luray Caverns we took a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia
Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia
After we purchased our tickets at Luray Caverns we had a short wait before we walked down the steps to begin the 90 minute tour. We followed our tour guide and stopped a few times along the way to admire the spectacular formations (and of course take photos).
Reflecting pool, Luray Caverns, Virginia
Wishing Well, Luray Caverns, Virginia
Luray Caverns, Virginia
Luray Caverns, Virginia
Luray Caverns, Virginia
All three generations of our family enjoyed the caverns, even our two teenage grandchildren!
Where I live in coastal Georgia, March is the month when our azaleas and some flowering trees show off their brilliant colors. Some of the beds in my yard are filled with azaleas I planted about 30 years ago. Every spring they still delight me with their beautiful blooms.
Spring Georgia Peach Blossoms
Pink azaleas
30+ year old azaleas
Pink and white on the same azalea
Many of the blooms are gone now and after our first April shower this morning, a lot of the remaining flowers now lay on the ground. I’ll have to wait another year for the pink blooms to return.
Wandering Dawgs 