Pear blossoms March 17

[neverspent]

The pear trees bloomed late this year; not surprising, I suppose, after so many unseasonable cold snaps during what is usually our early spring. But they're in full blossom now. Even if I were blind, I'd be able to smell them everywhere, unfortunately. I've always thought they smell like something died, which totally makes sense if you're trying to attract flies as pollinators. Other people say the odor is like semen, but frankly I'd rather think of decay!

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[shinsetsu]

I'm sitting here at 3.30 in the morning, and that made me laugh. :) They LOOK pretty anyway.

[travels_in_time]

Beautiful trees that smell like rotting fish. :( The quad where I work is full of them. Ours haven't bloomed yet, though.