Naturally speaking: Life in death

Thu
11
Jan

Naturally speaking: Life in death


A snow cone on a tulip poplar collected a scoop of snow after a snowfall. For a little winter craft, bring it inside and replace the snow with cotton or a colored ball. (Photo by Jerry Davis)

Brown, even dead and dried, does not mean uninteresting, useless or worthless. 

Old cattail seed stalks, tulip tree spent flower parts, cones still on white pine trees, and numerous structures covering the ground with or without snow or morning frost are there for observing.

 

 


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