Pollen collecting in rainwater
Just a one-off post today of something unusual I noticed a few days ago.At first, I thought it was some strange fluid leaking from parked cars (antifreeze, brake fluid...who knows). I soon realized, however, that one of the neighbor's trees (some sort of evergreen) is producing huge amounts of acid-yellow pollen right now, forming strange psychedelic ribbons of color in the ever-present pools of rainwater. Bizarre!
That is very strange looking and there sure is a lot of it. I know they produce resin so maybe that is what that is.
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Bizarre indeed, glad you captured it.
ReplyDeleteWe get that here when the neighbor's Acacia baileyana blooms. Sometimes our whole driveway will be yellow. Awesome photo.
ReplyDeleteBizarre, but very interesting shot...
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! I think it's suitable for framing :-) Really cool when nature makes art!
ReplyDeleteBeauty, in a surprising location!
ReplyDeleteWhen our Blue Atlas Cedar blooms, literally pounds of bright pollen cover everything.
ReplyDeleteIt makes for a fascinating photograph Scott.
ReplyDeleteThat really is a piece of art Scott.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! We get pollen from our Ashe junipers, but rarely have the rain to go along with it.
ReplyDeleteWe get tons of pollen in spring (of course), but I've never seen so much in autumn! It looks a little pretty, very interesting, and a bit icky too!
ReplyDeleteI like that picture. It reminds me of Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream". Is it typical for trees to produce pollen at this time of year in Portland?
ReplyDeleteJust noticed you have a lot of Texas gardeners posting on your blog.
ReplyDeletePollen and small flowers are common on the ground here, but seeing them in swirling water like that, i still haven't seen. The photo is really marvelous!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. It sort of looks like Van Gogh's "Starry Starry Night."
ReplyDeleteNever seen this kind of pollen before! It's really awesome!
ReplyDeleteI was sweeping up our driveway earlier this week and was surprised to see quite a bit of bright yellow pollen, the kind I normally see in spring.
ReplyDeleteLove your picture!
My neighbors have a cedar, not sure if it is Deodara or Lebanon, that always puts out a little pollen in the fall, and boat loads in spring.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your Foliage Follow Up. The colors in your photos and in your neighborhood were beautiful. I wish more gardeners would plante the Parrotia. The few I have seen here are near red to orange.
Good observation, looks like paper coloured on floating oil, lovely. Christina
ReplyDeleteFascinating! That is espy in action! Great capture.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is unique. Reminds me of an impressionistic painting. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe shot is fantastic, as ever, I wonder what plant can produce that amount of pollen in november! It certainly looks similar to pine pollen.
ReplyDeleteAlberto.
A really pretty photo!
ReplyDeletewhat interesting swirls in the photos
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