Never mind not being able to see the forest for the trees; I often can’t see the trees for the leaves.1
The backlit scrub oak leaf above was one of the very first autumn leaves I photographed this year. For the most part, there are very few leaves in New Mexico that turn red in the fall. However, there are often a couple of days when pockets of scrub oak blaze with color. October 2nd, when I took this photo, was one of those days.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an aspen leaf quite like the one above, with its bright red and yellow center bordered with green.
I was completely fascinated by the green leaf above, with its fine coating of frost. It was surrounded by other fallen leaves, but its mix of colors, along with its very clear veins, stood out to me.
I always love cottonwood leaves, probably more than any others. This one looked as if it was edged with lace.
I live in a townhouse complex where leaves are usually raked shortly after they fall. This year however, most of them dropped while our landscapers were enjoying the long Thanksgiving weekend, giving me multiple photo ops.2 As you can see, many were still green when they hit the ground.3
Looks as if Mother Nature has just about completed her preparations for winter.
That’s often true of me, both literally and figuratively.
An ideal scenario, as far as I’m concerned.
I have no idea what kind of trees these leaves came from. I do know they were dropping so fast that the scene was changing quite rapidly, before my very eyes.
So many beautiful & different looking leaves!
Thank you!
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