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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Toppled Tree, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA


I saw this fallen pine tree from the road and stopped to check it out. Imagine the localized force required to snap it - and it's a big healthy tree. I don't see any obvious burn marks from a lightning strike so maybe the cause was wind? - I am pretty amazed thinking about that much force. Glad I wasn't standing there when it happened.

 
The freshly revealed inner wood is now exposed to any number of woodland critters....

....including these two bugs upside-down practicing their stationary piggy-back routine - or some other springtime pursuit........... maybe the drops of pine sap have something to do with it - instant atmosphere for bugs.




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