Late Bloomers

Around here, the catalpa trees are in abundant bloom

 -- actually spectacular.

Unlike the fruit trees and dogwood 

which detonate color into the spring landscape,

catalpas bloom in mid-summer

 -- after crocus, tulip, daffodil, and iris

have come and gone 

and all the trees are so lush with green 

that I suspect many people do not even notice.

It's a little sad.

It should not matter

when a tree (or person) blossoms.

Beauty is beauty, whenever and however it happens.

And appreciation is always appropriate.

So, thank you.