Cypress swamp in Swan Quarter, North Carolina

Photo credit: Jess Ica

Thank you to our Facebook friend Jess Ica for this photo. Jess wrote:

I did not add any color to these photos…this is what the cypress swamps look like when the cypress trees release their oils in to the swamps waters….the colors are absolutely breathtaking.

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. Today, as Lead Editor at EarthSky.org, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She also serves as one of the voices of EarthSky on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and G+. She and her husband live in Tennessee and have two grown sons.