Friday, September 6, 2019

The Leaves

These are not technically autumn leaves. They are leaves I have seen around places like different neighborhoods and garden centers. They amaze me; to me they are just as pretty as flowers.










Standing in silent starlight,
the wind carries a crimson leaf to my feet.
Love letter from a nearby tree.

~Dr. SunWolf


13 comments:

My Tata's Cottage said...

Isn't it fun to find things that are beautiful? Sometime we just have to look a bit harder. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for sharing. HUGS

Hootin Anni said...

You definitely found, & photographed beautifully, some awesome leaves.

Natalia said...

The third and the last pics are my favourite, so so pretty and colorful☺

MadSnapper said...

colorful leaves are used a lot here in Florida for color in landscaping. these are so beautiful, my favorite is the leaves with thorny or prickly edges. it is amazing to me the details we can see in macro shots. until digital cameras I had no idea those details are there...

Ann said...

Those are all pretty and you are so right, just as pretty as flowers

George said...

I'm not sure our upcoming autumn leaves will be as beautiful as these. We're in the midst of a dry spell and that usually means dull autumn colors.

Chatty Crone said...

Okay where did you find and capture the photos of those gorgeous leaves? The 3rd one down is amazing!

LV said...

My leaves never looked like this. They are just drying up and falling off. So hot here.

DawnTreader said...

I think some of these (like the first two) must be 'Plectranthus scutellarioides' (or 'painted nettles'). I used to have one kind of them as potted plant indoors once upon a time.

DeniseinVA said...

Lovely photos Ginny, and I enjoyed that last shot too which makes a great header photo. Those leaves are very pretty and you always pick the perfect quote. Thank you! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Ruth Hiebert said...

Some leaves are every bit as beautiful as the flowers are.

Nancy Chan said...

Great find, Ginny! I used to have some of these colourful plants in my garden. Their leaves are so colourful, they don't really need flowers.

Rose said...

That top leave is coleus...they come in many colors and are so beautiful. I know some of the others, but cannot think of their name for the life of me. But this was a fun post. I would never have thought of photographing plant leaves...I mean flower plant leaves. Watch for a copy cat post at some point cause this is a fabulous idea.

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