... sugar and pine: signs of the season

With shorter days and long chilly nights...

... we find ourselves with less time in the afternoons and evenings to explore outdoors.

So sometimes...

... we bring our nature study inside.  Taking a closer look at all of the wonderful simple signs of the season can be an interesting adventure indeed.

There is so much to learn about the lovely Sugar Pine.  From it's botany to folklore to the fact that John Muir loved it's sweet sap even more than maple sugar!

*Last time in Nature: While Wandering in the Woods