It rained fairly heavily last night and it had stopped by morning. The ground was still wet, and was covered with leaves, freshly fallen from the Japanese Maple tree. I was immediately taken by this beautiful blanket in the driveway. I realized that it was a perfect morning. Eventually the leaves would dry out and loose some of their color, and then be blown away by the wind. So here was the perfect moment, with wonderful color, and the amazing aroma of wet leaves. It would soon be gone. So the camera and my memory of the smell will remind me of what once was.
4 comments:
What's your secret to getting the leaves to just blow away?
Beautiful, but I have the same question. My leaves do not blow away and disappear. Share your majic!
Joan
japanese maples present some of the most spectacular array of colors!!! i've always been amazed by them, i know the picture does not do it full justice but it is a beautiful picture!! and i do get a sense of the smells, textures, depth and richness of colors
They don't actually blow away. They curl up and then as the cars go up and down the driveway, they end up at the side of the driveway. They are still there. But what I meant was that they were no longer beautiful and they no longer cover the driveway so perfectly. And they do need to be raked up... sigh...
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