I first visited South Carolina on Easter weekend of 1987, and there was an amazing explosion of color everywhere. I had never seen azaleas except on TV and in photographs... I still don't think you get the full impact unless you see rows and rows and rows of them in person, covering hills and yards and roadsides; their bright, beautiful colors gleaming all over the place. I felt like I was visiting a tropical paradise. I still feel that way when I see them bloom every spring.
Alice Walker said God wants us to notice the color purple, and I would add, He also wants us to appreciate His stunning azaleas in bloom!
Have a lovely Sabbath!
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