banksia seed, recolored

Here is an Australian banksia seed that has been made into a wine stopper. These seeds are used ornamentally in wood turning. The colors here have been exaggerated by my tampering; this seed is really just shades of brown (still pretty). However, the banksia flower spike, when blooming, comes in vivid colors.

Here is Lichenomphalia umbellifera, a fungus that is also a lichen! I’m lichen it as my desktop picture.

I took this picture from the car. Thought it looked like a nice painting.

There’s a hydrangea tree in our backyard. I went for a walk after a snowstorm and was surprised to see rich fall colors still in abundance…