Leaves...

When one mentions autumn, what springs to mind is autumn colours. Nature paints such a diverse palette in such an easy manner that it is a joy to walk around, even if it is cold and/or raining. We very often focus exactly on the colours only omitting other aspects that are also worth noticing...

Take these leaves hanging off a tree. When I went past, I thought how different it was to see leaves that have aged in shape, loosing colour completely, yet are still on the tree...

You can actually see some green at the background but it was these wrinkled, rolled-up leaves that I found so extraordinary. The texture revealing the structure of a leaf, the new shape that suggests autumn/winter stage of a leaf's life, the monotonous colour that is beautiful and, at least to  me, belongs to this time of the year.

Yes, this is when nature becomes art…

…and this is when nature becomes poetry.

This is when nature starts taking over the rational and becomes the magical…

This is when the delicate stands against the rough and it does not matter. It simply compliments each other…

It would be a shame not to use elements that nature provides. Whether it is wrinkled leaves, leaves sparsely distributed on a bush or leaves dipped into a puddle, it all can become poetry depending on how we look at it.

This scene opened up in front of me one evening, when there was just about light to take a quick shot. It was also very cold but still, when one is confronted with such a picture, it would be a sin not to stop and stare in wonder.

Indeed, leaves can take any shape and form. We can see them as individual pieces admiring their structure. And they also work very well as a part of something bigger, as a part of scenery.

They can evoke feeling of nostalgia, toned down after a warm and bright summer, and they can also open a new and exciting approach to life for any one of us, all depending on how we look at them. Seriously, do not tell me that you wouldn't have a smile of incredible and wonder spread all over your face after gazing at this…

Have a lovely week and do not forget to look for wonders. They are there… K-)