Excellent picture, Bruce. Those trees seem to be reaching, with all of their strength, towards the stream. As if a giant had laid a heavy foot upon them and pressed them down leaving them not quite close enough for a drink of water.

Bruce, I've checked-our your link. The picture that then appeared reminded me strongly of snowdrops. The big difference is that the beautiful Manzanita blossoms bloom on a shrub or tree instead of in the ground. They bloom in winter and early spring, and bear berries in spring and summer. The berries and flowers of most species are edible. The berries look very much like small apples. This is probably why they got the name Manzanita, the diminutive of Manzana, which means apple in Spanish.
Thanks for this wonderful photograph, Buddy!

Oh I agree with John this is super cool! tigs=^..^=

I like those shapes, they've weathered constant winds. They've adapted. They've held on.