a single bush puts on an autumn homage

i found all these colors on the same bush beside my mom’s driveway today. the variation is breathtaking and seems to me to capture all of autumn in a single bush.

late fall leaves from one unidentified bush (probably spirea)

put like things together

one of the first fundamentals of getting organized is to put like things together–all the tools in the same place, all the lightbulbs in another, all the sewing bits in one basket. you get the idea. i am by nature, a very organized person. so, in this composition i am simply putting my natural instincts in play–putting all things bird in one nest.

bird nest with bird bits

the bush that keeps on giving

the burning bush along my driveway refuses to let go of its leaves. choosing instead to let the color in the leaves slowly fade away while holding on tight to stems. like i’ve said several times now, it’s a weird year. but a pretty one. loving the harlequin-like pattern created by these diamond-shaped leaves (wiki calls them ovate-elliptic leaves 🙄).  pale pink and yellow harlequin pattern anyone? yes. please!

burning bush leaves in mid-november (Euonymus alatus)

it’s official

last week rain came and knocked down the last of the fall leaves. and today snow. so it’s official. winter has arrived in the north.

enjoy your extended autumns, my temperate friends!

white oak leaves with dusting of snow

woven in time

these lily leaves capture the transition between summer and winter perfectly. how pleasing those browns and greens are together. truly, every season has its own grace.

lily leaf weaving