Japanese maple in Whirlowbrook Park
Leaves. That's a funny word when you come to think of it. Leaving is about goodbyes and endings and autumn leaves are also about that. Leaves leave us speechless at times - such is their autumnal beauty. Beauty in death. If only it was always that way.
This lovely autumn, I have frequently walked amongst or upon leaves without a camera, failing to record a lot of the loveliness I have seen - the colours, the patterns, the way that leaves have been blown into beautiful collages - each leaf a little different from the next. No two leaves are ever quite the same.
I came out of this house on Thursday and saw a leaf attached by moisture to the bodywork of my new car - Butch. It was the underside of the leaf I was seeing - paler and far less vivid than the face side. . You might be able to see me and our house reflected in the metallic grey paint...
And when I walked at Lodge Moor last Sunday, this gateway to a path was kind of framed by autumn leaves.
These crinkly leaves were in the grounds of Kenwick Park near Louth during our long weekend break last month...
I think we are past the best of the autumn leaves now - especially as more rain is predicted to fall in the week ahead. Last week, Shirley and I swept up all of the leaves that had gathered upon the little block-paved driveway in front of our house. Out back I tend to gather the leaves up and store them to create nutritious leaf mould after several months have passed by.
And now, taking a leaf out of your book, I shall leave you.
I really like this post. Words and photos. We're just now hitting our peak in color. I came across a Red Maple leaf suspended on a silk thread this week that provided a great photo opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI hope you took that opportunity Kelly. I am now coming over to your blog in hope of that.
DeleteSorry to disappoint you with Sir Walter Scott. I have put together a post for tomorrow, just for you. It even includes nine seconds of the leaf spinning. I hope you'll come back. (you're always welcome at my blog)
DeleteThanks. I will try to remember to check in again.
DeleteLovely post that was just so relaxing to read and look at. Beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should make more gentle, therapeutic blogposts.
DeleteNice play on the word leave. I hope you're not telling us that you are leaving the blog!
ReplyDeleteLeave it out Uncle Keith!
DeleteYou could have written a poem about this, Professor!
ReplyDeleteYes. What rhymes with leaves?... grieves, deceives, heaves.
DeleteThat Japanese Maple is simply magnificent!
ReplyDeleteAnd that afternoon was quite cloudy.
DeleteAutumn leaves have such glorious colours. Japanese maples are so intensely coloured. I do see you and your house reflected in your car.
ReplyDeleteI hope that that did not upset you too much Elsie.
DeleteThe colour of the Japanese maple tree almost took my breath away.
ReplyDeleteLike a solid punch in the midriff? Take that you bounder!
DeleteThis year has provided an abundance of crispy, crackling leaves to kick our way through, just like we did as small children.
ReplyDeleteRaking them up provides endless hours of fun too.
Twice I have discovered that under the street leaves you can find dog faeces lurking. "Oh shit!" is my usual reaction.
DeleteI swept up loads of leaves on Saturday but there are still loads more to fall. There was once a time when they would all be down by Guy Fawkes night but these days they are not all down until early December. Maybe that is something to do with global warming. The many colours are amazing.
ReplyDeleteBy now we should have had one or two hard frosts up here in God's Own County but so far no frosts at all. I am thinking of planting palm trees.
DeleteThe Japanese maple is one of the most gorgeou trees! Brilliant color.
ReplyDeleteNow, I'm leaving ....
Why? Did ICE finally catch up with Carlos?
DeleteA pretty time of the year. A nice reflection of you and the surroundings.
ReplyDeleteThe first online art project I contributed was the Mirror Project, the images were from around the world, and in every one of them was the reflection of the contributor. The project was dropped, when the file server containing all of the images was accidently dropped down a flight of stairs.
Come on! I bet you did it deliberately!
DeleteHere, nearly all the leaves have left the trees now... Gorgeous red in your first photo!
ReplyDeleteI expect that your autumn comes a little earlier than ours.
DeleteWe're about to get a freeze tonight and I'm so worried about many of my plants outdoors that should be covered or brought in. I need to get to work on that. And yesterday it was 80 F here. Our Autumn is crazy.
ReplyDeleteFreeze? But you were just on the beach with the other "golden girls"!
DeleteJust catching up on your posts. I hadn't realised I had missed so many! Must try harder - me, that is, not you.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a teacher a "Must try harder" rubber stamp would have been useful when writing reports.
DeleteWe still have quite a few beautiful leaves around here. The colors have been really lovely this year. They go well with the dusting of snow we had last night.
ReplyDeleteSnow? Yikes!
DeleteMost of our leaves have fallen by now. They have left, you might say.
ReplyDeleteLeftist!
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