Members of the Maple family have been acting up lately. They’re mostly good neighbors, but can be distracting at times. I shouldn’t complain, since these natives have lived her longer than my family.
The red maples (Acer rubrum) are now launching their red and green winged-seed samaras (aka helicopters, whirligigs), which you see ready for take-off here:
Meanwhile, the mountain maples (Acer spicatum) are busy producing their pluming yellow-green flower clusters:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 8 and 20, 2025.)