There is an anecdote in
Walden about a visitor coming to the cabin and finding no one there. Later, when Thoreau returned, he found that the visitor had left a note,
written on a leaf.
What you see above is one of the fallen leaves from the ginkgo in my backyard up in suburbia. There are so many reasons to love ginkgo trees, and the parchment-like quality of the fallen leaves is just one of them. The leaves are tough, and you really could write a note on them. Maybe a love note. (Yep, I confirmed you
can write a love note on one of these leaves.)
I managed to rake up all of the fallen leaves that you may have seen in Monday's video. The tree is shorn. It won't be dropping any more leaves this year. I already miss them.
Missouri calendar:
- Canada goose population at waterfowl areas is at its peak.
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November 12th, 2009 at 5:16 am
Awesome pic! I love the fall leaves and bright blue sky.
November 12th, 2009 at 7:07 am
Love the ginko leaf pic. Such an interesting form. I’ve been meaning to plant a ginko here – I like a tea made with ginko & gotu kola leaves.
November 12th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Pablo, you’re a romantic devil. A love note on a leaf — that’s sweet.
November 12th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Beautiful Ginko leaf… I think I just read that passage in Walden the other day. I remember a mile-long stretch on street in a small Japanese town near the coast. It was line with Ginko’s every twenty feet or so. In the fall it was a blaze of golden color!
November 12th, 2009 at 9:31 am
That’s such a beautiful leaf, pablo. A love note written on that is a romantic and grand idea!
November 12th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Very thrifty, Romeo.
November 12th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
is that the same stuff that helps you remember? remember what you ask?
November 12th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
That is a cool leaf! I’ve never seen any like it. I love the love note idea.