Like Peeling Back the Pages of a Book

….I love how birch bark curls when it ages

I don’t advocate peeling back the bark of any tree for it can do serious damage to the tree. The birch tree as it ages and with the effects of wind and rain experiences changes to its outer bark. If you look closely it reveals all kinds of mysteries that lie within the tree.

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2020 Photo Challenge – Texture

…thanks to Jude for hosting the 2020 Photo Challenge

This month the photo challenge is texture. Jude suggests contrasting smooth with rough and getting in close to really see the textural surfaces of different objects.

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