now and later

these are the same pampas grasses. the grass-head on the right is happening right now. the one on the left is what happens in a month or two as all those tiny tight seed casings burst to release their seeds to the winds. i know this because i picked the grass on the left last year, and the one on the right today–both from the same location. this is a fine example of why dailiness is so interesting to me. nature is never the same from day to day, yet always the same.

pampas-like tall grass reeds (probably phragmites)