June snow again

[jyoutz]

Every year the June snow is here for a couple of weeks. Flying and drifting when the wind blows. Yes our native Rio Grande cottonwood is loaded again. Sure makes a mess on the porch and patios, but there’s no use in cleaning up until the cotton is gone from the tree.

 

[MossRoad]

Cottonwood came out here last week. Some yards looked like snow. This week I get to go into precarious spaces to clean out condenser fins with a brush.

 

[jyoutz]

Cottonwood came out here last week. Some yards looked like snow. This week I get to go into precarious spaces to clean out condenser fins with a brush.

I’m going to wait until it all drops from the tree. Not using AC yet, but that’s coming soon. I’m thinking that I better go put the winter cover back on the compressor until cotton season is over.

 

[CliffordK]

Oh, Cottonwood.

A few years ago I thought I could miss the winter snow by shooting across the country on I-40. But unfortunately I hit snow in either Arizona or New Mexico. I think that might have been the only place I hit snow all the way to Missouri.

 

[oosik]

I know it can get really cold here in the early AM. But it darn well better not be real snow. No cottonwood in the immediate area.

It's 100% Ponderosa pines. Like your cottonwoods - my pines are in bloom right now. Everything is coated in a Limey-Green "dust".

The wind blows - the gusts are defined by their ghostly green hue.

 

[Mendonsy]

We usually have the same problem but this year there is a lot less "snow" than normal. The only reason I can come up with is two late killing frosts we had this spring.

 

[jyoutz]

Oh, Cottonwood.

A few years ago I thought I could miss the winter snow by shooting across the country on I-40. But unfortunately I hit snow in either Arizona or New Mexico. I think that might have been the only place I hit snow all the way to Missouri.

I live 7 miles north of I-40, and yes the plows can get busy there.

 

[jyoutz]

I know it can get really cold here in the early AM. But it darn well better not be real snow. No cottonwood in the immediate area.

It's 100% Ponderosa pines. Like your cottonwoods - my pines are in bloom right now. Everything is coated in a Limey-Green "dust".

The wind blows - the gusts are defined by their ghostly green hue.

This time of year when I work in the woods, my clothes and vehicle gets covered with the green/gold ponderosa pine pollen. Fortunately I’m not allergic to that. I do have about 20 ponderosa pine planted as a windbreak near my house.