raining acorns

i’ve been down in iowa for a couple days to photograph a lawn-tennis tennis court (think wimbledon) that a farmer built in his corn field for a magazine article. yes, it’s all very field of dreams.  i’ll tell you more about it tomorrow, as i am still on assignment. as i gathered these bur oak acorns today, they were raining down on me as i gathered them. the weather is fair, and has been for a several days. so i am not sure what is triggering the synchronized release, other than daylight hours. but, clearly they all got the memo on the same day.

bur oak acorns (Quercus macrocarpa)