There are signs of endurance throughout nature: Leaves that hang on despite wind and rain and passing seasons; the bark on a tree that flakes and curls yet continues to protect; or the flower, long dried and faded, but still clinging to the branch that bore it.
These are my submissions for this week’s photography challenge: Endurance.
In a Snap 
I think Mother Nature created the word “endurance.” Every spring when the perennials poke up through the ground after being buried under snow and ice for months, I am always amazed. 🙂
I love these pictures, especially the last one.