A day without a Rhodie
Horse dollops and trampled purple flowers — it's Eureka's Rhododendron detritus.
On one hand, it's the pinnacle of absurdity. A parade held every year in honor of a flower that no one I know even cares to look at. The rhododendron? C'mon — might as well have a truckers' parade at Christmas.
They are generic flowers for generic yards, and they leak their pollen paint all over the sidewalks and shrubberies of Humboldt County.
On the other hand, I know my deceased grandmother-in-law will be smiling down from above on the Shriners in their little cars, and on the atonal middle school marching bands. Sometimes, tradition trumps good taste.
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I agree that Rhodies are not lovely until they bloom. As they mature, they get more lovely. May I suggest a stroll around the HSU campus? The campus plantings of Rhodies are very impressive and some are quite old and have matured quite nicely.
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