Vegas in Bloom

I was a little hard on the desert flora not too long ago, and totally forgot about the blooming trees that grace this city for about 10 days each spring. The summer sun scorches everything and there's nothing left by fall or winter, so it's pretty easy to forget these 10 days a year when Vegas is in bloom. Those of you in colder climes take heart, for spring is on its way!

Here are some shots of two different flowering trees, I have no idea what they are:

And a budding tree for good measure:

Note that I took these pictures on Sunday 3/9 and the pink blossoms are almost totally gone now, wine-colored leaves on the tree have taken over. I intended to post these much sooner, but things got a little hectic. At least now blogging takes the place of exercising as the first thing to go when life gets crazy...