Snow in June

It has been snowing cottontree fluff for the last few days. The massive cottonwoods are releasing the dandilion-like seeds into the air. In the evening when the wind dies down, the white fluffs hang in the air and settle softly to the ground like large snow flakes. Riding your bike through the trails is like being in a Walt Disney 3-D movie. You feel as if you are moving through the first snowfall of the season, except of course it is very warm. This is what our trails looks like just now.

This is a close up photo of the cottonwood seeds on the ground. Click on the photo to make it larger.

This plant is like the energizer bunny - it just keeps blooming and blooming. It is an azalea which I received on Mother's Day and it has been increasing in blooms ever since, in spite of some very warm weather. Most azaleas only bloom for a week or two. I just hope I can keep it alive so that it can bloom again next year.