time to cut down the plumes left by last year's grasses...they provide a bit of a break from the snow all winter...they are incredibly resilient and stand up to snow, wind and ice and when the late sun hits them they sparkle...
@samzee lower third of pic has a fence behind the tree and the tree against the sky in the upper half...tree is about 50 feet away...we have quite large lots and the tree is in the neighbors yard! thanks for the comments!