Rain this afternoon. Drops of water hanging on the ends of needles.

If you look close enough at those drops of water perhaps you’ll get a glimpse of world around you.

These needles capturing the rain are the needles of one of our native trees, Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana). The needles are 1.5 to 3 inches long, growing in twisted pairs.

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