While Dinah Cotton was out on assignment reporting on the Fourth of July festivities in Los Gatos, she also managed to snap what turned out to be our cover shot this week.
The subject in question? A vibrant mimosa tree.
The mimosa tree was brought to America just a few years after the country was founded, by French botanist Andre Michaux.
Its blossoms attract butterflies, however, it is considered an invasive species—and its seedpods can poison animals.
