Monday, October 24, 2011

ordinary

 sumac

Clear. There are a number of themes that continue to recur on this blog. One of the main ones is how something that is considered to be quite ordinary can be extraordinarily beautiful. Consider the sumac bush. I can't think of any bush or tree that is considered to be lower on the pecking order than the sumac. But there are few trees that are more colorful during foliage season. I wonder why it doesn't get the credit it is seemingly due? The only tree that matches it in terms of reds is the amur maple which are now turning up in Charlotte.


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