Windfall

The only benefit of the storms that passed through in the last few days has been the chance to see some tulip poplar blossoms up close.

The trees are awfully fragile and come apart in clumps. This branch-end blew down from a few dozen feet in the air and across several hundred feet of lawn.

There's really no color like the fresh spring green of the leaves, and the buds and blooms are four-inch beauties.

And there's a universe inside. . . .