here’s a newborn white oak parading around in his birthday suit with his bouncing little acorn. he was conceived when one of the endless cascades of acorns last fall bounced off of our roof and landed in the back yard. he managed to survive deer, squirrels, wood ducks, and a polar vortex, before i pulled him up and posted this embarrassing baby photo that will probably get shown at his graduation party.

sprouted white oak with acorn and tap root

backyard, saint paul, minnesota