We all know the saying “you can’t see the forest through the trees.” However, sometimes those trees can create quite a sight on their own.
The sun shines through the trees on a humid morning.
A pond is barely visible through some leafy trees.
Raindrops coat red maple leaves.
Grass is seen at sunset at a Pinegrove Township pond.
A robin with ruffled feathers.
Crazy Critters
Sherman takes some time to smell the roses.
(Anna Applegate is a newsroom staffer at The Derrick and The News-Herald. She manages the Good Times. She can be emailed at bigdogs.thederrick@gmail.com)
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