… of an American beech in the forest at my university.
beech
relief …
… at least mentally on a hot August day.
beech life ..
… nears its end in the forest at my university.
decay …
… on the underside of a beech leaf.
damn it …
… yeah, it’s pretty (digitally “enhanced,” of course) in the woods at my university, but sheesh, it’s April 17. Where the hell is spring?
last year’s leftovers …
… beech leaves that survived winter’s tug in the forest at my university.
winter fire …
… in the forest at my university.
struggling through winter …
… a young beech tree, in the forest at my university.
the tree of survivors …
… alongside a path in the forest at my university.
beech buds …
… ready to burst in the forest at my university.
a funnel …
… delivering a drop to the bottom of a beech leaf in the forest at my university.
shadows …
… in the forest at my university.
life’s a beech …
… in the woods at my university.
because I can …
… I can change the color of beech leaves, which in autumn are yellowish-brown, to red. Just pretend these are the leaves of a red maple.