Camo Pattern

Look at this gorgeous "camo" pattern on this sycamore tree!

Guess That Tree

Ok, folks, here we go.  Can you guess this familiar, native tree based on the photographic clues below?

Here is a picture of the fruit/seed, which last on the tree until late winter.

Here is a picture of the classic, mottled bark of this tree.

And here is a leaf.

You know this!  Think about it, and post your guesses in the comment section below, and thanks for playing!

Ice Slabs

Ice slabs on Duck Creek trail.

Once they covered the creek bed upstream in a thick, solid layer.

Then a powerful pressure busted them into straight-edged slabs.

The were swept downstream in a churning cauldron of flood water, and piled up high on the creek bank.

Now they are the leftover relics of the brute force of nature, silent, still and landlocked.