The bloom above is found on the Thorny Kapok, commonly known as the Cotton Silk Tree. Here's what some look like in the Caribbean: http://www.stjohnbeachguide.com/Kapok.htm
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When you see me in a dream don't think of it as a message. - Catherine Bowman, Rock Farm
. . . deeper till the very end, gaining strength and getting more precious all the way . . . . - A. R. Ammons, "In View of the Fact" from The Best American Poetry, 2005.