Contentment by design - Living

One of the gifts of Springtime is the way my senses are awakened. It seems like every day brings new delights, as long as I take the opportunity to pay attention.

We've had crazy swings of weather: snowstorms, then warm and sunny days, then more snowstorms. Through it all the Box Elder trees (a type of maple with separate male and female trees) have been flowering and, as I noticed today, successfully pollinating.

This is a shot of the winged seeds forming on a female tree. I've never noticed them at this tiny, young stage before and am delighted to see that they are reddish! Very soon, they'll turn a beautiful pale green as they mature.

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