Ever since I came across a small purple rhododendron forest in the eastern forest of the watershed at the end of May three years ago, I have been thinking about seeing the purple azaleas again in mid-May for the past few years. That's the case this year, I wanted to come two weeks ago. Last week reported an outdoor from the watershed to the sky, only to be canceled by the evening. This week, if you don't go again, according to the experience of previous years, if you want to see it again, you can only wait for the next year. There was no suitable outdoors, so my little friend Jin Ling drove and made the trip as scheduled.

Today's weather is not very good, my phone forecast is 30% chance of precipitation after 5pm and 80% at 8pm. If this is the weather, it does not affect our climb of the mountain, crossing from the watershed to Dongfogou, at the speed of the two of us, it must be down the mountain at five o'clock in the afternoon. So we set off despite knowing it was going to rain heavily.

The weather in the city was really bad when we set off, the haze was heavy and the sky was overcast, and the sky was thick and hazy. When we entered the Fengyu Mountain, it was completely different, and the air was fresh. The further you go into the mountains, the clearer the sky becomes, and the sun disappears from time to time. When I saw that the sky was clean, the mountains were green, and the air was fresh, I felt that it was right to come out.

All the way to the chicken coop parking, I found that there was only one bus parked. The owner of the farmhouse said that the weather was bad and the original group was canceled. I asked him if it would rain, and he said that the weather in the mountains changes quickly, and although it is sunny now, he can only say that it will not rain in the morning, and it is difficult to say in the afternoon. Heavy rain is forecast.

Originally, we parked our car in the chicken coop and hired a car to go to the watershed. Listening to him say this, it was decided that it would be better to be prepared for rain and let the driver of the farmhouse pick us up again if it rained.

When we arrived at the watershed, we saw that there were many private cars on it, which arrived before us, so it can be seen that there are already many people on the mountain, so we hurried up the mountain. On the way, there was a group of people who told us that they had just received a call and that it was raining heavily in southern Shaanxi. It is estimated that it will rain here in a short time. Is it clear that the sky is in love at this time? Although I didn't agree with what he said, we walked faster and surpassed the tourists many times.

An hour later, we saw the purple azaleas. And then we saw more purple azaleas, we walked into the purple rhododendron forest! We came not early or late today, it was the day when the purple azaleas were in full bloom, and the petals and flower bones were blooming. A little later in the previous year, some of them had failed. This time it bloomed just right, and in the thick green forest, it was purple and red, which was a joy.

The last time we visited, we knew that in the entire forest, only this one was a purple rhododendron forest. Therefore, we cherish it, for fear of missing a tree blooming. It may be that the climate is more favorable for azaleas to bloom this year, and there are data that this year's azaleas in Qinling are the best blooming in the past ten years. We think so, too. The purple azaleas seen on different mountains this year are indeed more numerous, more colorful, more watery, and more colorful.

We found that there are three types of azaleas here: violet, purple-red and pink-violet, and the petals are also different, round and pointed. Violet is the round petals, the purple on the flower has a luminescence and color change, purple and shiny, very beautiful, with a dreamy beauty. Fuchin is delicate and beautiful. Pink purple is full of jade texture, when a tree of pink and purple flowers are clustered together, there is a tree full of jade under the sun, and the beauty is intoxicating.

There are also peach, red, and pink. The gorgeous flowers bloom brightly, and the flowers and branches spread in the green forest, making me feel as if I have strayed into the peach orchard, but it is more cold and atmospheric than the peach blossoms. Because the rhododendrons that bloom through the severe cold have a jade texture and a dignified extravagance. That's probably one of the reasons I love azaleas. In addition, compared to the flowers on the tall azalea trees, I prefer the small rhododendron trees that grow in the forest in front of me and bloom in the air, and the dwarf rhododendrons that are close to the ground at higher altitudes.

When the two of us walked into a flower surrounded by flowers, purple and pink, we were so excited that we laughed and got carried away. I couldn't help but laugh and shout, "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful!"

In the bright light, I and the purple and pink azaleas shine together! We embrace each other to celebrate the blooming of flowers and hearts!

Looking at the azaleas in full bloom, we are very happy and excited. At the same time, I feel very lucky, I feel that the time to come today is too good, just in full bloom, the flowers are the most beautiful. However, tomorrow there will be a heavy rain, and these flowers will definitely rain and scatter all over the place, and they will be forced to end a season of flower bonuses.

When I think of this, I feel lucky and sorry.

It is for this reason that we cherish and enjoy this small purple rhododendron forest as much as possible. We looked at every flower we could see, until we were sure that there were no azaleas blooming on the hill ahead. We see that none of the trees in the forest bloom the same azaleas. Therefore, we laughed over and over again, and admired over and over again: Come and see, this flower is so beautiful!

For a time, the birds in the forest are singing, people are laughing, flowers are blooming, harmonious coexistence, and their happiness is really in the pure land of paradise.

Just as we had reached the top of the ridge on this side, made sure that there were no more azaleas on it, and were about to pack away, the rain was falling lightly from the sunny sky. We both knew that this was coming to urge us, and soon after turning back to the main road, the rain was a little thicker.

We put on our raincoats and moved on. When the rain was a little bit away from Chaotianchang, we decided to abandon this crossing. Before we could return to the purple rhododendron forest, the rain poured down. The sound of rain in the forest, and the crackling of raindrops on the leaves, the sound of the sound, the sound of urgency. We are not in a hurry, and our feet are not in a hurry. Very satisfied, very excited.

The satisfaction and excitement still come from feeling lucky that we came at the right time, not too early or late, to see the most beautiful purple azaleas of the year. When we were enjoying the flowers, not only did it not rain, but the sun was faintly visible, and the bright light brightened the flowers, allowing us to enjoy the most gorgeous azaleas. And after reading it, the weather changed sharply, and the rain came. Besides, when we went up the mountain, we knew that it would rain heavily, and we were well prepared. The rain came neither early nor late, and it only rained after the most wanted thing of the day was done, so that we did not rain in vain.

It's just that this rain is too big, and no matter how good the equipment is, it can't withstand the heavy rain. My raincoat was too long, and the water that flowed down it was all irrigated on my feet (wearing a raincoat instead of the high rain boots that I did when I was a kid was just ignoring my head and tail). My companion's raincoat was a little thin when I put my backpack inside, and my pants and shoes were all wet. Fortunately, this is all when you are about to go out of the mountain, and the weather is too hot recently, although the rain is very heavy at this time, the temperature has not dropped immediately, and there is no wind on the mountain.

Soon it came down to the watershed. When we were about to call the driver of the farmhouse in the morning, we found that the business card could not be found, and the staff sheltering from the rain in the canopy did not know his phone number. He said: Seeing that it is raining heavily, I guess you two should go down the mountain, so I will hurry up and have a look.

Ouch, what a blessing. We were only two minutes out of the mountain and the car came uninvited. This life, it's so good!

I originally thought that today's luck would be the greatest consummation, but I didn't expect it to continue.

When we got out of the car with a pair of wet shoes, a gentleman who was eating at this farmhouse got up and greeted us, asked us to take off our wet shoes quickly, and asked the landlord to provide us with disposable slippers. He saw that Jin Ling's pants were all wet, so he persuaded her to take off and put on shorts (the farmhouse had a stove, and we dried it quickly). The slippers were quickly obtained.

Here, I would like to thank Mr. Yu Miao (WeChat nickname) for sending charcoal in the snow. We are all good people, let's continue to be the communicators of positive energy!

So far, we have enjoyed the purple azaleas on our watershed, happy and complete, and everyone is happy!

2017/6/3