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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Winter 2019

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Winter 2019

One of the best natural oases in the thick of “close in” SE Portland is the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. It’s about 10 acres of lush beauty, filled with many Pacific Northwest plants, most notably of course rhododendrons. These images I took on a drizzly February day with the first flowers coming out and the ducks preparing for their spring hatchlings. I was lucky enough to spot a kingfisher, breathtakingly beautiful, as well. The air was fresh and invigorating, filled with wonderful flower scents and ozone from the rain.

All of the shots are from my Canon 6D and 100mm 2.8, except for the final handful, which are from my iPhone Xr.

See all my posts from this lovely garden.

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland

10 acres packed full of foliage, most importantly all sorts of rhododendrons. And they were all coming into bloom, wow...

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2017

It's a gorgeous little park adjacent to Reed College, and it is packed to the gills with a wide assortment of rhododendrons. And ducks and geese, for that matter...

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2017
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, November 2017

As always, there were more ducks than you could count, and geese, and for once at least the world's most obese squirrel...

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, November 2017
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland

Year-in, year-out, one great spot to escape the rigors of city life, to relax and enjoy nature, is the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in SE Portland...

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Spring 2019

Rhododendrons and magnolias and daffodils and countless other flowers were blooming and the aromas were wonderful…

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Spring 2019