A Flock of Phlox!

These phlox were growing in a large flock beside the road in the vacinity of mile marker 5 on the Newfound Gap Road. I stopped to photograph them on my way up the hill on April 11, 2006, having observed them excitedly for the previous few days. It was a slightly windy day and with all the traffic heading up the hill, causing wind on the side of the road, it took me quite a while to get the phlox to hold still for this shot.