heavy winds

tamarack is a delightful oddity. it is a  deciduous conifer that looses it’s needle-like leaves every fall in a burst of yellow-gold glory. tamarack, aka larch, is a boreal conifer. here in the twin cities, we are on the southern edge of it’s natural range. tamarack grow most commonly in bogs and swamps. so, while i can see and admire them from afar, i am usually unable to get close enough to photograph them. but a few days ago, we had heavy winds, with gust at 30 mph, which littered my lakeside trails gifts that are usually out of my reach. like this lovely tamarack branch with with its petite and perfect cone.

winter tamarack branch with cone (Larix laricina)