Saturday, December 12, 2009

Japanese lanterns





Finding joy in the simple things—the frost on the grass, the bend of a stem, an early morning fog—is far easier than seeking it in more complicated packages. I was never that thrilled with complications anyway.

In this case, it's the caramel-colored seeds of river oats, a.k.a. Chasmanthium latifolium; but that's a mouthful, let's stick with the former, it's simpler. The waning days of fall find this native grass browning, producing seeds that hang like miniature Japanese lanterns.

- Photo taken at Ijams Nature Center

4 comments:

ADRIAN said...

Lovely shot Stephen. Just waiting for a good cold snap here.

Gwendolyn said...

Beautiful! The colors and the graceful bend are wonderful.

A Colorful World said...

It's a lovely photograph--has such sweet simplicity.

Stephen Lyn Bales said...

Thank you all. Yes. It's often the simple things that thrill you.

Or should thrill you.