Snow?
No, that's not snow. It's cottonwood. Otherwise known as the thing I am most allergic to. It's an especially heavy year this year for cottonwood around here. Everyone is sneezing. It often looks like a snow storm with the cotton blowing around and drifting to the ground. You can see just how much it piles up in this photo - the grass is barely poking through!
*Disclaimer - I actually took this photo a few days ago - and am posting it on Saturday the 29th. The 28th was Field Day at school and between the sun (90F), cottonwood, and kids, I was utterly exhausted and did not take a single photo.
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Reminds me of that children's book about the tree by Silverstein.
ReplyDeleteThe Giving Tree! You're right! I hadn't thought about that! Now I want to go back to this spot and photograph the stump on purpose instead of merely the backdrop for cottonwood "snow"!
ReplyDeleteAh, the cottonwood - it is a lot like snow. The screens in my house are clogged with white fuzz! Just wait until the Mayflies start invading.. I'll take cottonwood over Mayflies!
ReplyDeleteYuck! I feel your allergy pains! I am also allergic to cottonwood. Ours bloomed about a month ago. ♥ the tree stump!
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