I saw these unusual, at least for me, pine cones forming. I have learned that there are male and female pines cones. The males form at the bottom of the tree and females cones form at the top of the tree.
@jenniferruge - @redrucksack - Thank you so much Jennifer and Eva for your kind comments!! I don't know how often people go out with something specific in mind to photograph, but this wasn't one of them. When I saw them they looked interesting, but I was surprised how much I liked them after I got home. Sometimes, at least for me, the good ones come out of nowhere.