Today was a good day to do some chores in the back yard . . . i.e. raking pine needles. It was chilly and a bit windy, but no rain.
I took my camera out to take some photos of a few things I spotted while I was out there.
One was a section of one of the pine tress where it looked like a large branch had fallen off. Where the branch used to be, the tree was oozing sap. It’s not a very interesting photo, but you can see the sap running down.
The dandelion and seed pods were leftovers from summer.
And the pine needles . . . well, they’re just pine needles.
Maralee
Through My Lens 
You make everything so delicate with your camera … beautiful, Maralee – Dandelion, is my favorite – love the movement that the blur create.
Thank you, viveka. I was surprised to see the little dandelion still in the yard this late in the year.
It’s a slower mover … perhaps. I saw them blooming very late over here too.
Maralee, I like your eye and your skill with a camera.
Thank you so much, Gary. I appreciate it.
It is marvelous how you can make such everyday things look so outstanding when you photograph them… a weeping trunk of pine.. seen so often yet never in the light to which you see it and capture it…”And the pine needles . . . well, they’re just pine needles.” you say.. then some how post a photo that makes them look so much more than just pine needles… you are a very talented photographer…
Thank you so much, Rob. We just had a big wind/rain storm come through toppling trees and branches. Fortunately we didn’t lose any trees, but I’m sure there will be more weeping tree trunks with branches missing.