Sumac & guillardia

Mountain ash--flowers?

Not sure if they are considered flowers, but they're pretty cool looking.

And pretty, too.

[10/2012: just discovered this is actually a staghorn sumac. The red parts are seeds]

 

Guillardia on east side. July 23

Guillardia again, not quite a week later. July 27

Aren't these green fuzzballs great?

I didn't realize that's what the blossoms became after they faded.

I need to find a better place for these where they can be properly appreciated.