winding down on fall color

it’s done. for all intents and purposes it is over. 99% of the leaves are down. the only ones still hanging are, for the most part, non-native species like buckthorn and lilacs (i just learned that little factoid recently, by the way). the stretch from december to march is a looooooong one for STILL. i’m not saying i don’t like it. i rather like the daily challenge of creating something out of almost nothing. but alas, it does go on a bit long, even for a native minnesotan. so, while there are still colorful leaves blowing around in the gutters, i intend to use them.

red maple leaf in autumn