Landscapes,  Plants

Seasonal Palette

I was struck by the bleached out look of the ferns along the same trail where they are so strikingly green in the early spring.

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Yet — on the quintessentially autumn day, with its dapples of sunlight and its breezes making all the foliage dance — they are just as beautiful as they were in spring.

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Fall’s color palette is a little different, richer in reds and browns. Whether it’s dead leaves or fresh winterberries, there are plenty of accents.

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It’s always interesting to me that my initial impression of perfection — perfect red berries — shows flaws when I look at it through the camera: dead leaves, little spots on the berries, strands of spider web.

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Maybe flawlessness doesn’t have much to do with beauty. It’s all around us, all the time.

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