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Fragility

The Samara or winged Achene of the Sycamore tree picked off the ground where they lie by the dozens in my backyard. A flattened wing of fibrous, paper-like tissue covered with a forest of tiny veins. As kids in autumn we would throw these seeds in the air and watch them whirl to the ground like a helicopter.

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Uploaded on May 12, 2020
Taken on May 10, 2020