Winter arrangement

No flowers left, only seeds.

 

Cracking

The white breasted nuthatch was working hard to crack open his seed prize

 

Time to let go

The dog fennel was blowing in the breeze,

the groundsel was letting its seeds fly.

The West Indian foxtail was shining in the sun,

and this little seed was clinging to the pod.

 

Sunlit

I walked around a bend in the path and saw all these grasses backlit by the sun.

 

Blow away

It's the time of year when seeds start to fly.

 

Winter seeds

Not many flowers blooming this time of year, but the seeds are still on some of the plants.

Fly away

This plant is getting ready to let its seeds fly!

Sweet gum

Sweet gum seeds are pretty ornate.  I think they look like Christmas tree ornaments.  They say that they are hard enough to pierce a car tire.  I don't think so, but I know that they hurt when you step on them barefoot.