This acorn caught my eye as I was climbing a steep hill in our heavily wooded Mason District Park. Everything on the ground before me—leaves, branches, soil and seeds—was dry and brown, except for this one acorn. Its striking colors leapt out at me from the drab surroundings, and I almost passed it by, but gave it a second thought and returned for a shot.

It just happens that an acorn seed that has a yellow, brown or black body, as well as a loose cap, is ripe and can be easily planted to grow one’s own oak. Read Growing Oaks from Acorns if you’re interested.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

~~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Autumnal Equinox!