We had our first hard frost a few days ago. The clover looked sad and wilted.
Photo by LauraP

When I went first went outside, the frost covered the entire pasture. Half an hour later, the only frost remaining was in the long shadows cast by the treetops. This created an interesting striped effect across the pasture, which I enjoyed until the sunlight fell full upon the pecan tree I was standing under and triggered a brief 'rain.' I moved away. The dogs moved away faster.
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Moments after I photographed this frosted dandelion puff, the sun melted the ice crystals.
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I drive along a section of the Wah'Kon-Tah Prairie going to and from town. This evening, I pulled onto a side road and shot photos across the rolling hills of the Johnson tract, a 320-acre portion added in 1992. The Wah' Kon-Tah Prairie is located northeast of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, in St. Clair and Cedar Counties. It is managed by the Department of Conservation in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
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The same photo with the lighting adjusted.
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My son, Jason, included this photo of himself and a monkey with the birthday card he sent Jennifer, my daughter. Jason is more than halfway through a two-year stint in Sao Paolo, Brazil. He and his friends were visiting a zoological park that day.

A new mullein plant with the heavy dew of a misty morning still clinging to its fuzzy leaves.
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