with a little help

remember that storm we, in the twin cities, had a coupe weeks ago that dropped a 100 yr old oak on my roof? well, that same storm stirred up a lot of tree debris. and one of the benefits for me, is that things that are often out of reach for me are suddenly littering my walking paths. like these black pine pine-cones all from the same tree, and all in different states of opening. now, let’s be clear, this little win is in no way on par with the damage done by that oak tree on my roof. but, it’s better than nothing. and right now, that feels like something.

cones from the same austrian/black pine tree (pinus nigra)