we have had a number of recent rains. a lightning storm that cancelled an evening soccer practice. a nighttime rain that watered our newly planted herbs as we slept. and, everywhere that northern catalpas grow, a rain of white blossoms whose intricate beauty seems as if it should be impossible on such a massive scale. but each one of those carpets of fallen blossoms looks like the four flowers above. i swear.

northern catalpa tree blossoms

tanglewood drive, shoreview, minnesota