Leaf Portraits Fall 2014

Same leaves, different year.

They are all gone now, these leaves, maybe a week ago. I didn't take as many pictures this fall, though I still took too many. And I don't have enough hours to look back at the ones I've taken the last several years, but I'd guess they'd be pretty much the same. I didn't press any this year either. I'm learning to keep things in my memory, or my hard drive, but not in my house. It's a slow process.

Anyhow, leaf portraits. I think some of them have personalities. Anthropomorphism, right?

This one has a teeny tiny heart in it. 

I'll keep taking these until I forget how. 

I can still smell the leaves, hear the crunch and feel the sun and the wind on my face. 

I'm glad I remembered to walk slowly in the woods, to take my time and look and zoom in. 

It feels good to pay attention, and it's as close as I'll ever get to living in the moment.

xo