This is a Bradford Pear tree. The bane of every allergy sufferers existence. They haven't started blooming in Charlotte yet, but it's only a matter of time.
This is a picture taken yesterday by a budding photographer via his flip phone. Yeah. Daddy has two Bradford pears in his front yard. This is one of them. The other is just as ridiculous.
I'm very much looking forward to my first Spring in Charlotte. It's guaranteed to be quite fabulous and sneezy.