Found Image: Blowing in the Wind
Walking from the library, I spotted this Bartlett Pear leaf blowing along the sidewalk.
I picked it up, and then stopped outside Chic's and photographed the leaf on a brightly-colored bench. Then I used "magic eraser" in Photoshop to select out the bench and leave the leaf against a uniform background.
This was one of those little testimonies that at least some things are right with the world--that there can be such beauty of color and form among nature's trash to catch the eye, slow one down enough to pay attention, and share. (Larger Image)
Comments
Oh, the beauty of a single leaf. Simple and complex.
Posted by: sharonb | September 28, 2006 9:28 AM
A lovely leaf! I always try to keep an eye out for beautiful fallen leaves at this time of the year. So many natural pieces of art.
Posted by: Crafty Green POet | October 1, 2006 1:22 PM