Spring drama

There's nothing more ordinary than the Ohio Buckeye, a tree growing abundantly all around our woods, and yet in spring you wouldn't believe the drama: shiny pink buds the size of a coin purse form on the ends of bare brown sticks, and then the buds burst and spew forth fine, feathery pinky-green leaves that force their way forward into festoons of greenery. And it's happening right out there in public where anyone can watch! I almost want to avert my eyes from the raw naked drama.