Archive for August 12th, 2013
Leaves
Not sheets of paper in a book, table extenders, thin strips of gold foil, or metal pieces that are part of a leaf spring, but natures food factories.
Deciduous and Evergreen, all shapes and sizes, leaves provide life-sustaining food and oxygen. The color of leaves give us information. When my dwarf citrus tree leaves have yellow in their edges, they are telling me they need more nutrients. When leaves change color from green to glorious shades of red, yellow and orange, they signal the coming of Autuum.
I raked the first fallen leaves on August 2. I can’t remember an earlier start to my raking season. The next few weeks will challenge me to keep up with the bounty. Indicating the early arrival of fall, the turning leaves remind me to hasten my summer projects and begin preparation for the coming winter.