Mutant Acorn?

I found this while out on a hike with my friend Yvonne. Neither of us could figure out what it was. My best guess is that it's a mutant acorn.

As you can see, it's attached to the oak leaf. Not at all like a wasp nest or anything. So....as Photo Friday asks: What Is That?
Thanks to Mary for providing the answer. It is an Oak Apple Gall. Read her comments on this post to find out more about it. Here's a look at the inside of it:

Decorative Coin

Fit Strip in Winter

snow-filled bird nest

cross-country ski tracks

v-climb

two pileated woodpeckers

Bike-By Shooting

Lens Day: Distorted

Taken while biking out to Presque Isle last summer. Just as I was passing this building, I remembered I needed a shot of it for something. So I took a quick shot of it literally as I was cycling past it, which explains everything being warped. For instance, the post in the foreground is supposed to be straight.

A Message from Mother Nature? (Part 2)

Lens Day: Forest

By the way, this is found on a logging road. It could be Mother Nature telling the logging company to f*** off. Could be a logger telling the rest of us to f*** off. I prefer to think it's the first explanation.
Where's Part 1?

The Train

The only thing between me and a hike in the woods is this train. I didn't even see the mailbox until I transferred the photo to my computer. No doubt someone's mailbox was a snowplow victim.

"And don't let it happen again! Next time I won't go so easy on you!"

Happy 2008!

Happy New Year!

Lens Day: Beginning