What is it that makes a well-executed fall photo so impactful?
Trees
Creation Close-ups, October 2026
Nature moments with our readers
Seeds Fired Like Bullets
It was a fine October day, and I definitely wasn’t expecting to be shot at.
Stitching Panoramas
Expand your horizons!
What’s in Your Woods?
Go quietly, stand still, and observe. Sometimes the unusual approach works…
Creation Close-ups, March 2026
Enjoy our readers’ photo submissions from the March issue!
Creation Close-ups, December 2025
Enjoy our readers’ photo submissions from the December issue!
Study Guide Puzzles, September 2025
Hone your leaf identification skills by researching the names of these fall leaves!
Exploring Nature, September 2025
Nature highlights for September.
Wondernose: What tree has dead bark that’s very useful to man?
Ordinarily, dead bark would be the part of a tree left rotting in the woods after the valuable parts have been harvested. Not so with our mystery tree. The bark gets harvested, and the rest of the tree is left standing!
Wondernose: What tree turns red twice a year?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Of course you’re familiar with the sugar maples, Wondernose, and you know what beautiful scarlet, orange, and yellow leaves they produce in the fall. But...
Wondernose: What tree has seeds that will start sending out roots even before they have separated from the fruit?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive That’s right, Wondernose. While the fruits are still on this tree, the seeds germinate and begin growing roots. Down, down the roots grow; sometimes they...
Wondernose: What tree is among the world’s oldest living things?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Come with me to the Rocky Mountains of the southwestern United States. Climb with me to a height of 8,000 feet (2400 m). Here we come upon a gnarled,...
Autumn Splendor
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage. Photo © Marlin Shank. Do you have a favorite season of the year? Difficult to decide, isn’t it? God is a God of beauty, and each season has...
End of the Trail, October 2024: Fall Foliage
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage. Photo © Susannah Leck.