The shape of rain

“I think if you look at any facet of nature in enough detail, you find it fascinating. How could you not? The universe is so full of marvels. Here's an example -- rain, the shape of rain. I was minding my own business, working on my book, looking out the window, and it was raining and I was noticing that the raindrops were falling in that classic round-looking way, and I thought, 'I wonder if raindrops really are round?' So I started researching it a little, and I discovered that raindrops change shape 300 times a second.”

 ~Diane Ackerman~

After the rain

It was so balmy this morning after last night's rain. The lighting was very special and fog was rising from the ground. I just had to get out, slosh around the back yard and snap a few pictures....click on any image to enlarge it.

Japanese maple.

Autumn squash vines with deer fencing.

Leaf caught in deer fencing.

Moss and lichen on maple tree.

Base of another maple tree covered with moss.