Thank you to all of you who left me messages even though I was away - your generosity is so heart-warming - thank you! I'm fine and everything here is fine too. And now I hope to have time to get back to blogging properly!
I was in Wales for Easter - amongst the things I photographed was this leaf - isn't it incredible how some trees hold on to their leaves throughout the winter?
Nice photo, and I am glad all is well!
ReplyDeleteYou must know that the Welsh will hang onto anything !
ReplyDeleteJanet - thanks!
ReplyDeleteDavem - I wasn't aware that it was a peculiarly Welsh thing... should I blame my clutter on my paternal genes?
Lovely pic... and I really like the fennel pic on your flicker too!
ReplyDeletethanks ldahl.
ReplyDeleteso lovely photo! i am glad your are okay! 'can't wait for your next post!
ReplyDeletebest regards!
That leaf looks like a cocoon. And, unlike a dead or almost dead leaf, a cocoon symbolises life.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a truly beautiful photo. We have a couple of those leaves still hanging on in our garden. They amaze me, too.
ReplyDeleteYou could call it amazing. Or you could call it a complete failure of the biological mechanism responsible for ridding the tree of its rotting foliage ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, damn real life. Mine has been getting in the way too.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is fantastic.
Good to see you back Caro, which bit of Wales did you Easter in?
ReplyDeleteregards, JN
This photograph is nothing short of brilliant. I love it! Got a good chuckle over Viking054's comment.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. The caption is perfect for this photo. Hope all is well. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteShould we say that some leaves are more resilient than others... Like humnan! :)))) Take care!
ReplyDeleteIsay - I'd better get something new posted then...
ReplyDeleteReluctant nomad - how perceptive of you... its just how I feel
Andrea - thanks - the power to be amazed is one of the childlike qualities that I value!
Viking - I value humour too - thank you!
Krista - lucky we have a real life I guess!
JN - oh I like the short-form! I was in Coelbren - just South of Brecon Beacons and West of Aberdare
Nan - thank you - that's a real tribute from you wow! And I agree he can be funny!
Holy - thank you - yes all is well but I'm still not getting much blogging time.
Merlinprincesse - that's a good way to look at it! Young beech trees do keep their leaves whereas older ones don't - I wonder if the young beech is a bit of an anti-traditionalist but as time goes on it conforms... ;-)
I went to Brecons from Cardiff way when my sister & family lived there. I do love Wales.
ReplyDeleteI found it rather sad this time around but I think that was the greyness of the skies getting to me ;-) Often I've loved it... and it is truly the land of my father's.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nomad, it looks like a cocoon. But even when it drops to earth, it will become a part of it, enriching it.
ReplyDeleteGG - I like the idea that I choose it because it looked like a cocoon - I took several other pictures of other leaves that I haven't shown here... And yes beech leaves make good compost!
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