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A tree stands watch as a the sun glows through a passing cloud on a winter day in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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A weathered tree trunk shows a twisted growth pattern and shadows from evening sunlight in Crestbruck Park, Ankeny, Iowa.

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A large oak tree grows along the Jordan Creek Bike Trail in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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A sunken log in the lake at Raccoon River Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.

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Sunset silhouettes a winter tree, Maffitt Lake Reservoir, West Des Moines, Iowa

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sunlight and sky through trees near the Rothchild Nature Trail, West Des Moines, Iowa

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tree bark detail, Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

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tree detail, Rothchild Nature Trail, West Des Moines, Iowa

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tree along the Rothchild Nature Trail, West Des Moines, Iowa

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winter tree along the Rothchild Nature Trail, West Des Moines, Iowa

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detail of tree roots, mclaren's resthaven cemetery, west des moines, iowa

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tree at mclaren's resthaven cemetery, west des moines, iowa

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autumn tree in quail cove park, west des moines, iowa

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