Purple Power

Perhaps these are mountain laurel?

Although pink dominated at Bayou Bend last Saturday, another hue stood out from the light-red crowd here and there.

There were a couple patches of violets.

Let’s hear it for purple! Woot woot!

Small but mighty

It was a welcome respite, a nice change from the heavy pink overload.

These were growing in a pot on the grounds.

Good thing that pink and purple don’t clash!

Pretty in Pink

These dwarf azaleas look like mums from a distance.

Three years ago when I visited Bayou Bend, the only stop along Houston’s annual Azalea Trail that interested me, there definitely was a trail.

But no azaleas.

What a bummer!

Pink on pink azaleas

Fortunately, our weather has been kinder this winter. So when I once again broke through my 10-mile comfort radius and made the drive into Houston, I was relieved to see lots and lots and lots of azaleas.

Sidebar: I couldn’t help but laugh when a guy said to his wife and friends, “Yep, there are a lot of pink flowers. And just more of the same the rest of the way.”

Buds bring the promise of more beautiful flowers.

He definitely was right in his assessment: Pink was the predominant color in the gardens.

The bees were busy, as usual.

Whether it bee azaleas . . . .

The little stingers were all over the place.

Or camellias . . . .

Love how the sunlight makes these glow from inside.

Tulips . . . .

I’m not sure what kind of tree this is, but it sure is pretty.

Or even the budding trees, that lighter shade of red made it seem kind of like Valentine’s Day (in a very feminine way).

The heart looks creepy!

I think that Cupid was tickled pink!

In the Pink

Amazing colors as captured by my iPhone 5

October is breast cancer awareness month. Everywhere you look, things are pink, even NFL players’ wristbands, shoes, and towels.

Apparently, our brilliant Texas sunrise is onboard with this program. Seeing such beauty during my nine-mile jog yesterday morning made it a little easier to deal with the 70-degree temperature.

But only a little!

In the Pink

Yet another amazing Texas sunrise makes me smile.

As I walked around a lake in my master-planned community this morning, I stopped in my tracks: The sunrise was so outrageously pink that I had to whip out my iPhone 4 and snap a couple photos.

Love those pink lake reflections!

Tomorrow is the Race for the Cure in Houston, and today is Wear Pink to Work Day. Good to see our sunrise getting into the spirit of the event!