Greens and Purples, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Spring is a wondrous time in New England as the browns and grays give way to the greens of new life. 

But punctuating the broad expanses of green are splashes of brilliant color - like a soloist in an orchestra. This rhododendron bud is lower down on the same tree as...........

.....this fully blossomed spray near the top. More sunshine, faster development? Sounds like a good recipe for nearly everything.

Note: all images made with my cellphone.