We're quickly approaching the summer solstice--the longest day of the year and the official beginning of summer for us folks in the Northern Hemisphere--and the trees in our neighborhood are showing off what they've accomplished since the spring. The Kousa dogwood's ivory, four-petalled flowers cover the trees (shown above).
This Japanese Tree Lilac is spouting clusters of showy white flowers.
Not to be outdone, the trees are bearing fruit. My husband's favorite mulberry tree on his walk home--a good snacking opportunity--has its first green fruits to present.
The maples have been busy, too. Delicate green samaras dangle from my neighbor's Japanese maple. The green samaras--those winged, seed-bearing fruits of the maple--look delightful against the brick red leaves.
The samaras on our maple are not as showy, but the groups of them look quite healthy. They remind me of one of my first walks after we moved to our neighborhood. My children and I were walking to school, and we got showered with a storm of the brown samaras whirling to the ground in a strong fall breeze.
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