He led them to an old track, deep buried in needles but free of growth and wide enough for two to ride together.

They must turn in used needles to get new ones.

Then he dropped lightly down to the ground, picked out their trail in the leaves and needles, and set off after them.

But the number has now climbed to 3,000, with 80 to 90 percent of them turning in old needles.

The rain drove down on my exposed skin in needles that were not quite ice.

The ground was carpeted in fallen red needles, and the air smelled spicy.

There was a large flat rock bedded in needles at its base.

I did drugs in my teens and shared needles a couple of times.

Research is under way to further process the collagen so that it can be used in fine needles, he said.

I covered the knife with a long light branch covered in needles.