Street petals

There's a New York City street tree blooming nearby. The Chinese Scholartree is the common name listed in my New York City Trees book. The bees seem to love these late blooms so much they will dive into them where they are lined up on the road or on the tops of cars after falling from the tree. Looking closely at the blooms reveals their resemblance to pea flowers and indeed, this tree is in the legume family. In six months, when it is cold again, there will be pods dangling from the Chinese Scolartree and it will still be recognizable. But I'm not looking forward to winter already. I feel almost the opposite. That another summer is slipsliding away too fast.