Azalea in bloom, May 12, 2018

Well, that took some patience. I noted on May 6 that the red azalea (which is actually pink, or fuschia)  was almost ready to bloom. I expected it to open the next day. No such luck. It stayed closed through the rest of the week, and was still closed last night. This morning it finally opened. Now to see how long it takes the white ones in the front yard to open...