Other than the sky, blue things in nature are rare. The cones of Abies lasiocarpa seem to be pretty popular with the chipmunks - most of them were chewed up, and many like they had exploded into hundreds of little tines.

Camera:	Nikon F100
Date:	Sunday, September 21st, 2003
Film:	Fuji Velvia 50 (slide)
Lens:	105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor
Photographer:	John Harvey
Scientific Name:	species related to Abies amabilis (Pacific silver fir)
Larger Image:	2000 x 1325
Raw Image:	3780 x 2504