Monday, 8:00 AM. 62 degrees, wind W, light with stronger gusts. The channel is wrinkled, and the sky cloudless. The barometer predicts rain but it appears unlikely today. It is a see-forever day, at least to the far off Penoke iron range from the top of 11th street.
The fluffy-flowered shrub is false spirea, Sorbaria sorbifolia, of Asian origin. It is valuable in the traditional landscape because it follows the lilac in the bloom sequence and is quite showy. The conical bloom is the female flower head of the staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina. The male and female flowers are borne on different plants
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