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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
in the tall grass

My father's house backs up to protected swamplands, as a child I would spend countless hours exploring in the nature. Something that always captivated me back there was this patch of reeds; the way they whisper in the wind like they are trying to tell you a secret. I feel I could just walk into those reeds and listen to them telling secrets to one another forever.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States of America
Copyright: © Samara Flayderman