Cap of a White Oak Acorn

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I found this lovely little acorn cap while walking around the other day. It's always been amazing to me how water can change, reveal, and intensify colors and textures in an object. I've always known this happening in rocks, but I didn't know it happened with things like acorns too. A couple of days ago I shared an image of a beautiful acorn (see the inset above). When dry, it was dull, plain, boring. But when moistened, the colors and patterns were vivid and beautiful. Here is another example, this time an acorn cap. When dry, it's nothing special, but here is how I found it, wet from the rain and absolutely beautiful! The next time you go out on a nature walk, see what happens when you splash some water on something like a rock or a dull piece of wood. You might be amazed at the colors it shows! :)