A sick ode to Mr Tree

too love and to despise something all at the same time is very hard to do . i love the shade from the cotton wood tree but cant stand the allergies that plague my family . the puffs make it look like it is snowing in May and June ,so i am reminded of the cold cold winter months that i long for now on yet another day we almost reach 100 . but at the same time it clogs my air conditioner and my pool filter , and now lets not forget my nose .all at the same time while shading the back yard and keeping the swing set slide cool enough to use .it makes a great place to swing from


and has even been adopted into the family as Mr Tree ,who has all the squirrels living in him . but if given a choice between keeping Mr tree for all the reasons we love him and chopping him down to the ground and burning his roots so he never grows back ,i would have to say -chop and burn !