Storms of life

Mary Madison Contributor Every Spring a huge flowering white dogwood tree steals the show in my front yard, when blossoms cover its once bare limbs. Some years, a spring wind current and heavy rainstorm came and blew the flowers from the tree, but it continued to bring beauty. The fallen petals transformed the base of the tree and lawn below into a carpet of white, confetti-like display. Over the years, there's something else I've noticed. Although the flower show was over, there were a few