Japanse maple after a blizzard in April, how strange the weather sometimes can be......

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栃木中央公園

Japanese Garden, Seattle

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~ these green spots on the front are blurred leaves of another tree ...

♥ Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments ♥

taking a break, for SOME TIME, see you after my VACATION ...

meanwhile ~ only return comments

The Japanese maple by my house has lost most of its color and leaves, but Mother Nature gave it new little jewels to wear for the day...

Seed pods or helicopters from our Japanese Maple.

Taken with an old soft spot filter.

Best viewed large.

I won't have time to reply to everyone faving and commenting on this, since we will be leaving on a 3 week trip next week.

I will try to catch up with all of you once we are back.

Wish you all a fiery Tuesday!

HBW!

Brooklyn Park, MN

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Shades of maple colour and some fallen leaves while a little fir tree stays green in the park's Fairy Glen.

Who did not play with them in childhood? Helicopters, maple ‘copters, whirlybirds, twisters or whirligigs – no matter what you call a maple seed, they’re still an endless source of fascination.

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Early winter on a late pewter light afternoon...the aged maples are spreading their skeletal branches once again. I have revisited this farm lane many times this past year only to discover new nuances of beauty and a lasting serenity like none other. The terrain is high here and the wind sweeps across the farmland with a pulsating rhythm and audible breathe. Birds scurry and abandon themselves to flight while the crisp air clings to the lungs and sheds aromas of seasonal earthiness. Ashfield, MA

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Kerstin Frank - www.flickr.com/photos/kerstinfrank-design/9401016042/

One of my favorite places frequently visited. Here's a Fall expression.... I'm tied to the wonder of these trees and there role in preserving the earth...

Ashfield, MA

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Kerstin Frank - www.flickr.com/photos/kerstinfrank-design/9401016042/

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Maple leaves and buddhist noren (暖簾) silk curtains at Eikando, Kyoto. Hasselblad X1D.

平林寺　もみじ山

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?

-- Walt Whitman

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And you, how old are you?

I asked the maple tree:

While opening one hand,

- he started blushing.

-- Georges Bonneau

I'm grateful to live in such a beautiful country & experience the four changing seasons.