WEBWORMS cont.—

After I posted Friday’s blog Max and I took our usual morning hike. First we were treated to the visual candy of the sunrise in the southwest woods (top).

Then, in the larger picture the sun is just piercing the top of this walnut tree below the dam. The infestation of webworms is made readily apparent by their silvery cocoons.

Clearly, they also have nearly defoliated the top of this tree.

Fortunately, the percentage of infestation is much less in the lower 2/3 of the canopy. Besides, the walnut trees already are beginning to shed their leaves in the natural, annual cycle so I believe it is unlikely there is any lasting damage.

As you also can see, we are expecting a good crop of walnuts this year.

One 15 minute walk in the woods—two dramatically different views; both, tiny parts of nature’s natural splendor.