These leaves are still hanging having suffered a Maine winter's wrath. I photographed this tree last October and these leaves were bright yellow. Now, they are on their way to a pale white, with just a slight whisper of yellow. New buds are at the ready and will soon overtake these once striking leaves. Nature takes its course; life pushes ahead. This so reminds me of a favorite Robert Frost poem and that thirst to 'stay gold'!Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Can't beat Frost!! Time changes everything, doesn't it, but the leaves weathered the winter quite well.
ReplyDeleteI love this photo and the poem to go with it. A perfect combination.
ReplyDeleteHow those leaves held on through that long, snowy, windy winter--amazing! And yes, I suppose, 'nothing gold can stay,' but white is also nice. It's the all-gone that I mind, even though, as you say, it's nature's course. . .
ReplyDeleteI had not thought about how fleeting gold is in nature. A good poem and photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture and merci for the lovely poetry today as well Bird.
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Beautiful poem to go with a lovely picture!
ReplyDeleteMr. Frost, my favorite! GOes perfectly with the gorgeous photo :-D
ReplyDeleteEven now, they're still beautiful. I love this poem-- it's one of my favorites, but so sad.
ReplyDeleteThe leaves look beautiful even in a pale white.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem to go with your pic - a bit depressing on a rainy day!
ReplyDeletePerspective.
ReplyDeleteYour favorite poet is also one of mine, and Nothing Gold Can Stay is a great choice to comment this picture.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteBirdman -- Good post. Thanks for introducing the Robert Frost poem -- it's wonderful. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteThose words are like a song in my head! LOVELY job for Mr. Frost.
ReplyDeleteWell, yeah, but it's $1,498 an ounce these days. But like the leaf, what goes up must come down.
ReplyDeleteThey're very pretty like this. Our frost days are over - we'll be 96 on Thursday :{
ReplyDeleteDo you know what kind of tree it is? I'm curious because I bought a picture with a framed leaf that looks like that and I can't figure out what tree it comes from.
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