FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR

It's mid July and the Fireweed is blooming like crazy all over the place. It intrigued me the first time I saw it, back in September 2002 when I arrived, and it still does to this day!!!! It starts out about this time of year into a beautiful bloom that starts from the bottom of the flower bunch and opens on it's was up the little clusters of flowers. Once it reaches the top and is in full bloom, then it starts to get a white stringy-like silk-type.....awww, hell, Google the damn flower, already. All I know is that after the white thingies fly away, the leaves of the plant (which are pretty by themselves) turn red. I always thought that was the reason it was called Fireweed...but it's actually because the flower becomes abundant in areas where there was a soil disturbance....ie a fire, earthquake, etc. That's all I know. Like I said, Google it. I'll provide you with the pretty picture!!! (all pictures on this website were taken by ME unless stated underneath the photo)