Every stage of nature really has its beauty.
In spring, a green blanket of tiny, two-leaved sprouts as thick as grass
take over the land at the 
As the summer progresses,
thousands of cheery, yellow faces dance in the breeze.
As the autumn approaches, the flowers pull their 8-10 foot stems to the ground
to drop their seeds for next year's bounty.
Their death in winter
leaves us delicate, withered beauties to appreciate.
"WITHERED BEAUTY”
Monochrome Monday hosted by 
and Monomad Photographic Challenge hosted by 
are two of my favorite challenges for b/w photography here on Steemit!
I couldn't decide which one to support today, so I'm doing them both!
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