AndyS -- "The Bradford Pear, scourge of southern suburbia . . ." Tue Mar 29, 2022

[George McGovern]

"This tree was promoted heavily by commercial nurseries back in the '80s. Makes a lovely spring display, grows fast and easy to care for. It was the go-to for developers, new home owners and plant sales. Turns out that Texas now has it on the invasive species list and Parks & Wildlife is suggesting a concerted effort to eradicate it. It is not native to the US and fragile as it matures. DO NOT park your car under one if there are high winds expected.

Still, it's kinda' pretty . . ."

[LoisB]

1. That is an amazing photograph.

[George McGovern]

4. AndyS took amazing photos all the time Lois. We're fortunate they're still around.

[Deuxcents]

2. Sure is! Thanks for sharing this from your files 🙏

[George McGovern]

5. Thank You Deuxcents. Not my files though. My friend and deceased mentor

AndyS left us a whole slew of his images in the Photography and I just decided to explore a little. Then bring them back into the light.

[Deuxcents]

7. I knew it was from Andy S but never thought to look in the forum for his photos..I do that for yours!

Think I’ll spend some time there..the news is disheartening so a good break is due

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. This is simply gorgeous!

Thank you, dear Allan, for bringing his incredible work back into our lives.

[George McGovern]

6. You are welcome Peggy. I'll try not to overdo it. Thank You.

[LastDemocratInSC]

8. On top of all the problems of the tree mentioned above

the flowers are stinky when in full bloom.

[George McGovern]

10. Thanks LastDemocratInSC.

[brer cat]

9. That is an especially beautiful shot.

Thank you, Allan, for bringing back some of AndyS' work. You were very fortunate to have him as a mentor, and I'm sure he enjoyed your work and talent.

[George McGovern]

11. You're welcome brer cat. He was quite a guy. Thank You.

[Diamond_Dog]

12. TY George! I can tell this is an Andy B. Photo

He was quite partial to the black background. It’s a lovely photo.

The flowers on those trees come out in late April around here. Landscapers were quite enamored of them for a while back in the 80s and 90s and planted them everywhere. Only trouble is, the blooming trees smell like dirty sweat socks. (the track where I sometimes walk is lined all the way around with them). I think they’ve been labeled as an invasive plant now and are banned.

[George McGovern]

13. You're welcome! It's actually an AndyS Diamond_Dog. A lovely photo for sure. Good they got banned!

[George McGovern]

14. YW DD! It's actually an AndyS photo and indeed a lovely one at that. Good thing the plants got banned! TY!