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I'm in the Seattle area. Every year in late spring, the cottonwood trees start emitting huge quantities of seeds attached to fluffy "cotton". It gathers in dr
by philiplu 8y ago
I'm in the Seattle area. Every year in late spring, the cottonwood trees start emitting huge quantities of seeds attached to fluffy "cotton". It gathers in drifts on the road. The fluff is light enough to be tossed about by small eddy currents in the air, so you can see how house walls, arbors, fences, small trees affect the air movement. Fascinating, and something I look forward to yearly.
- RileyJames 8y agoNice. Reminds me I saw something similar in Melbourne once, when the pollen count was through the roof. But the wind was intensely strong, making it an all round horrible experience lol. I was obviously not in the right mindset to appreciate it.