At dinner, she shared that she had seen the "most beautiful" pine tree in full bloom that morning on her walk. She knew the kids would love to see it.
So we took a field trip down Peachtree Street after dinner to learn all about pine tree pollination. They only pollinate for a few weeks every year, as long as the male pine cones last. The female pine cones are what we see throughout the year.
Is your car coated in yellow dust right now? That's pine pollen. Here Nana is shaking the tree to coat our kids in the dust. It was everywhere.
Amanda also tried her hand at tree shaking. The best part about these trees was that they were low to the ground. Most pine trees are so tall that you cannot reach the branches.
(PS - if you click on the above picture, you can see that Amanda is carrying her 80's look in to this outfit. She is wearing a pair of leg warmers instead of socks. It was hilarious.)
And just to prove that beauty can be found just about anywhere, Derrick snapped this picture of the sunset behind where we were standing.
Is your car coated in yellow dust right now? That's pine pollen. Here Nana is shaking the tree to coat our kids in the dust. It was everywhere.
Amanda also tried her hand at tree shaking. The best part about these trees was that they were low to the ground. Most pine trees are so tall that you cannot reach the branches.
(PS - if you click on the above picture, you can see that Amanda is carrying her 80's look in to this outfit. She is wearing a pair of leg warmers instead of socks. It was hilarious.)And just to prove that beauty can be found just about anywhere, Derrick snapped this picture of the sunset behind where we were standing.
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