I will admit…I have a thing for red leaves in the fall. Look what I spotted on a recent walk in the woods…proving once again that it always pays to look down!
I am often reminded of how fun it was to “preserve” (with a hot iron) fallen leaves between 2 pieces of wax paper a zillion years ago. I wonder if anyone still does that.
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Coincidentally, I’m working on a poem about the sad fate of autumn leaves — but I ended up remembering joyful crisp walks in the woods, paths filled with little pools of water in which pointy red and brown maple leaves lay, and how I would sing very loud to let hunters know i was not fair game
and neither, I felt, were the gentle deer trying not to be seen.
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Autumn leaves are vey inspiring indeed! I have always enjoyed walking through them too. Crispy and crunchy, yet a carpet-like cushiony feel as well.
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I remember doing that in 3rd or 4th grade! We. made placemats for our families. They didn’t last long, but it was fun.
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Ah, yes. Placemats! Now I remember. 🙂
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I think it might have been Girl Scouts, where there always seemed to be a practical application for most activities.
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In Girl Scouts we made seats out of old magazines stitched between squares of oil cloth.
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A sit-upon, right? Whoa, now this is coming back to me. Must have made an impression at the time. 😀
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Yep. So our little girl butts wouldn’t get cold sitting on the floor.
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Way more sanitary and ladylike too. 😉
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Oh yes. I think I was in Girl Scouts for two meetings. We met in a small building in the forest near my town in Nebraska. We didn’t go out into the forest AT ALL. Just sat around in the lodge on our little pads. Far more ladylike and sanitary than the forest, though.
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I grew restless in Girl Scouts. The only time we had outside activities was at camp in the summer or on a field trip. Acting ladylike was never my strong point (much to my mother’s eternal disappointment).
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My mom was similarly disappointed in me. I wanted to be OUT THERE and RUNNING if at all possible.
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Yes! We did not fit into the right slots for who girls were supposed to be…and do.
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Nope. Not hardly. 😀
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I have a friend here who was just talking about preserving leaves back in the day! She was thinking about starting doing that again 🙂 Beautiful photo, as always.
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Thank you! They are so pretty and don’t last long, so preserving them does come to mind. 🙂
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I love those red splotches on the Autumn landscape.
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Thanks, so do I – can’t help but see them!
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I taught my kids that trick with the waxed paper. I wonder if they remember it? I love red leaves too. You found a beautiful one, nice macro shot!
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Thank you. It is a fun craft project. I hope it continues – red leaves are a perfect choice too!
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