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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, November 2017

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, November 2017

Not too far from my home is southeast Portland's wonderful little Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. (I have made a few blog posts about it.) This November I visited to experience it in late autumn. As always, there were more ducks than you could count, and geese, and for once at least the world's most obese squirrel.... all within beautiful autumnal decay. 

Nice person in Portland, Oregon, and beyond.

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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, 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
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, March '24

On a cool drizzly early spring morning, there were plenty of beautiful sights in the garden, from honking geese to blooming flowers of various varieties (including, yes, rhododendrons). Oh, and one huge nutria.

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, March '24