We’re having beautiful bumper crops of winterberries (the good galaxy of friendly red planets) and Asian bittersweet (the evil empire that invades and kills its neighbors). Here you see a winterberry galaxy alone and at peace, ready to serve hungry birds and small mammals:
Below, tou see an ongoing massacre of bittersweet vine invaders strangling their hosts:
Note that the red bittersweet seed pods (“arils”) have emerged from their yellow husks (“capsules”) and are ready to be eaten by hungry birds that will disperse the seed widely, complete with fertilizer:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on November 3, 2025.)