50 Degree Rhododendron
Zero Degree Rhododendron
The Great Smoky Mountains has joined much of our nation’s pre-Christmas frigid cold snap . . . the coldest temperatures recorded here in a quarter century!
At our digs up here on the mountain > down in the ‘holler’ > over the ‘crick’, the temperature plummeted from near 50 degrees last evening to flirt with zero this morning . . . an ‘invigorating’ touch of the Last Frontier😊
Unlike her unhinged Alaskan hubby, my refined New Orleans spouse isn’t a ‘cool’ temp aficionado. I explained to her that there is really no such thing as cold weather, just improper clothing. She tacitly complied by layering herself in a decorous assortment of stockings, sweatpants and sweaters (pic strictly forbidden!)😊
Evidently, rhododendrons prefer warmer climes as well, and shrink from ‘cool’ temps as the pics indicate. BTW, don’t nibble on their leaves. They have high severity poison characteristics . . . that reminds me . . . I need to check my dinner salad tonight😊
May this Christmas find you surrounded by friends and family rejoicing together in His birth that conquered death. Smile😊. . . . and stay warm, happy, and healthy.
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
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Merry Christmas Fred and Ellen! Love you guys!
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Merry Christmas to you my brother. A child is born, a son is given, hallelujah, what a Saviour! Our gift has been opened, we receive it with joy!
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I’m jealous Gary ☺️ Stay warm, and all the best for a warm, blessed Christmas together up there brother.
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I agree – proper gear can make most any weather feel bearable! But still, those are cold temps you have!
Merry Christmas to you my friend and encourager!! XOXO
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Merry Christmas to your household Fred. Enjoy some last frontier air specially brought to you. We were almost 30 degrees lower but temps climbing toward zero and will reach in a couple days here.
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