whoa, that’s bright!

at some point this fall, i gathered a basket full of fall leaves to use for STILL, but clearly got too busy or distracted before i could use them. it makes sense, as i was finishing up my STILL book manuscript about then. anyway, the basket of leaves dried up quite nicely–usually leaves curl as they dry, but since these leaves were stacked in a pile, they couldn’t curl. so, quite be accident, i have some beautiful fall leaf specimens. their colors fill fade soon enough. so here’s a final bit of  autumn warmth before we head into winter.

dried autumn sumac leaves