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Rose Hips
As I was taking this picture, I startled (and was in turn startled by) a rabbit who took off into the grass. I was able to track him in the snow but each time I got close, he saw me before I saw him and he darted away. Anyway, I’m a sucker for any sort of berry, particularly red berries. And yes, I know rose hips aren’t berries. Strawberries and raspberries aren’t berries, either. So there.
Rose Hips
We walked from Woodlawn Manor to Sandy Spring and back today. It was a lovely day and I had some hopes of seeing birds, although I didn’t bring my long lens. We did see a few, but not many. The sun was out and the sky was blue and it was lovely, anyway. When were were going around the field near the spring, I saw these rose hips, probably from Rosa multiflora, which is quite an invasive weed, but still a pretty thing in its place. It was brought in as both root stock for hybrid roses and to be planted on highways, because it will generally stop out of control cars with less risk to the passengers than a metal, stone, or concrete barrier.