These two trees tower above our house and yard. They lean together to form an arrow pointing to the top of the picture frame. It's hard to see in this shot but the branches are covered with white blossoms in bunches like wisteria or grapes.
Sorry the zoom on my phone's so blurry, but this shot does show the flowers much better.
I look forward to their bloom every summer because when these two huge trees bloom, their sweet scent infuses the yard with the most intoxicating perfume. Especially on hot muggy summer days when, sinking down through the blossoms, the fragrant-laden air can take your breath away.
Unfortunately, locust have bad years when they barely flower at all.
And the weather does not always cooperate. A windy day can simply sweep their sweetness away to who knows where, without leaving so much as a lingering trace behind.😫
The bloom time never seems nearly long enough either, three or four days max. So any time I catch even the slightest wiff, I stop and stand there taking deep breaths, trying grasp the ephemeral essence before it dissipates and evaporates away.
This spring I picked a few flowers from the low hanging branches to fill the living room with their signature scent. Every time I walked past, I briefly burrowed my face into the blossoms to inhale their fleeting fragrance.
This year's short bloom was especially poignant.
Problem is that both trees lean precariously over the yard, threatening the multiple structures situated beneath their huge trunks and branches. So we really have no choice but to have them taken down before they fall.
Knowing that this is their last year to bloom deeply saddens me. It's like losing connection to a past that their haunting fragrance could almost bring to mind. Well scents are like that, aren't they?
To comfort myself I plan to nurture and care for one of their offspring from last year that seeded in our yard. I hope that it will flower even when it's young and that it will stay small, instead of becoming a huge juggernaut like its parents.
Thanks for stopping by and reading my post, and I want to thank @old-guy-photos for hosting the #treetuesday challenge! Hope this one wasn't too much of a downer.🤔
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Hey, thanks so much for the repost and the tip. I really appreciate it very much in any case:)
Couldn't help but notice you're a very busy lady around the hive. Especially when I see all you have going on, I think it's nice of you to be looking out for another of my posts.
Maybe you could explain how you are able to stay on top of it all and still produce the kind of work you do in your own posts? Is there a trick or a hack you can share or do you pretty much just need to have super powers?
I'm really hoping there might be a trick:/
You are funny. I am always running to catch up. I am the other half of #TeamUSA, a discord that was started for people on the platform that are in or from the United States. I work full time and haven't stopped.
I would have to say that I am super organized. I have to be. I put my pictures in folders and when I think up a phrase that may be handy someday, I keep a folder for that too. Is that cheating? I don't think so.
Most of what I do may cross over, like #alwaysaflower and #MarketFriday some days. I am trying to develop #alwaysaflower into a much better place, perhaps with contests. I'm working on it.
I don't enter too many contests as I don't have that kind of time, but, I do try to drop comments on people because they are all kind enough to come to my posts and read them and comment. So, I do like to catch up with theirs too.
Writing down words is key for me. I would say that is my one trick (if it can be called that) that I use.
I hope this helps. Also, I only ever post once a day. I used to do more, but, who has the SP to reward the same person over and over?
I hope you have a wonderful night!
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Thanks, I'll have to try that. I do know I've thought of the perfect phrase but lost it by the time I'm ready to use it. So that would be a good idea for me. No it's not cheating! Lol
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