before i put them away

these black walnut shell slices i posted a week or so ago are still floating around on my desk top. before i sweep them up to stow them away, i felt compelled to take one more photo to show you their exquisite detail. they look like bones to me in this image–like slices of vertebrae.so much form and intentional structure in a humble walnut shell. in nature, as in most things, no detail is too small.

black walnut shells, sliced (Juglans nigra)