Things I Enjoy — Crepe Myrtles!

I moved to the Hampton Roads area several years ago at the beginning of July, and one of the first things I noticed when I arrived was the proliferation of these beautiful crepe myrtle trees. They are everywhere here, and, like clockwork, they bloom in late June/early July each year. The blooms on these trees come in many colors (light pink, purple, white), but the dark pink pictured on the left is my very favorite color of all. I like to complain about this area sometimes…the traffic, the prevailing politics of the area that are different from my own, the lack of “big city” feel and events, but I can’t complain about the crepe myrtles. I just love them, and I feel a sort of nostalgic happiness each year around this time when they bloom. So, yay for crepe myrtles…one of the very best features of the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area!