A few thoughts about leaves... Last year I learned that leaves dont fall, theyre pushed! Pushed off the twig by the bud of next years growth. Theres interesting symbolism in that, being pushed out, old leaving, new arriving... This is good news if youre young, not as good news if youre not... Still, leaves that get pushed out make important, perhaps essential contributions not only to the tree that produced them, but to the biomass all around the tree too... interesting symbolism there too... I also learned that the color leaves turn is actually the color that they are...underneath the green. The green, evidence of work... healthy photosynthetic processes, simply masks whats beneath... If we were like leaves, perhaps our true selves are being masked by the work we do, and that while were all on the same team, the differences between us is masked by the work we do... These images were taken, usually on per day except for some garden outings, between 2009 and 2011.
