Loose Ends: The fleeting flower extravaganza

What is it about the flowers during this time of year that make even the most jaded among us stop and take notice? It could be the challenge the plants face year after year, a reminder of the constant struggle against ever-changing high country weather. The official pronouncement that summer 2011 has arrived follows on the heels of a late, late, spring which is just now producing a profusion of flowers in the most surprising…