At a glance, it appears to be snowing outside. Either that or someone is having a large pillow fight. Wisps of cottony tree-seeds are blowing through the air in a vertiable blizzard of fuzz. The ground is covered with fluffy white drifts that won't melt in the hottest sun. Funny thing is, I don't remember seeing this phenomenon before last year. Either I am a really oblivious person with a bad memory or I've never lived in a neighborhood with these trees.
A tree that I do remember dearly and fondly is the Northern Catalpa. Big tall trees with wide leaves and large, sweet smelling flowers. We had one on the easement by our house when I was little. The flowers would drop onto the sidewalk and my sister and I would gather them up to try making leis. After the flowers were gone, the tree would grow long, thin bean pods which were also great fun were they dropped off in the fall. After they dried, the seed pods made excellent rattles. I was so sad when the city cut it down. (Nope, never been fond of change.)
What trees do you remember? Don't know? Find out.
