Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

4 responses to “Lace”

  1. Amazing, I’d love to photograph this. Do you know what it is exactly?

    1. It’s a skeletonized leaf. Insects and decay made it. I found this one in some leaf litter in Green-Wood Cemetery.
      Evidently they can be also be made at home, http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/10/how-to-make-leaf-skeletons.html but then where is the fun of stumbling upon one?

  2. Beautiful find. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Thank you. The pictures make my day every day!!!!!

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