bitter, savage wind

autumn spirals

every tree, now spare

leathery honey locust seedpods,

high-energy winter food for cattle and deer.

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pimpled green Osage oranges: squirrels love them.

humans, not so much; hedge apples, decidedly non-edible.

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assorted nuts, seeds, acorns & persistent fruits. mosses. twigs.  

bark & leaves.  late autumn gifts blanket the woodland.

the long shadows

of my puppy,

asleep in the sun