Large black willow tree (Salix nigra ) is highlighted by snow covered branches on the Flagstaff Causeway just north of Stratton, Maine

John Orcutt

After a late season snowfall, the lacey branching pattern of an isolated black willow tree is fully articulated against the clearing sky on a winter morning. Pastel tones in the clouds contribute to the soft atmosphere of this quite scene on the Flagstaff Causeway, just north of Stratton, Maine.

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