fall expedition

(originally posted on my blog at the original groupee.com social networking site.)

i took a little photo expedition to Carkeek Park, a few minutes from home, on Saturday hoping to catch the tail end of the fall foliage. i was less than impressed with what i captured at the park - i waited too long, as the colors are now more brown than red and the light fog interfered with clarity.

on my way out of the park, this lone leaf caught my eye - suspended between the tree and the ground. it didn't seem to be falling, it was floating - literally - in mid-air. i admired the unusual sight, assuming that a spider's silky thread had entangled the leaf, which allowed it to float in the breeze, without ever falling to the ground.

i had time, so i parked the car, and walked back to the leaf. it danced in the breeze, as if the spider up above was performing with a marionette for my camera. i took about a dozen photos, hoping i'd get at least one frameable one. i got 11 frameable ones.

i chose my four favorites here, as a series. i think i'll have them framed together for my living room. they might not be red, but they definitely display the autumn color that i love.