Oak leaves hold on through the winter and last through the next season after the new leaves push the last ones off early spring.
This leaf lay on a moss carpet within in a hemlock grove on a bluff above Treman Lake, Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca New York. The moss carpet is extensive in the dense shade of the hemlocks.
Treman lake is formed by a dam on Buttermilk Creek, the trail around the lake is less frequented and popular with the locals, climbing up and down the glacially formed hills. Some popular resorts maintain trails that feed into the park.
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It’s a lovely photo. My favorite detail is the hemlock cone. I was so deeply impressed by Longfellow’s “Evangeline” in school that I never hear the word “hemlock” without being transported to that forest primeval: the “murmuring pines and the hemlocks.”
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Our home is surrounded by hemlocks, the swaying branches dusted with snow comfort us through these cold days.
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Beautiful photo of the bright Oak leaf against brilliant green moss. Art indeed.
Those trails have such attractive names and I am sure they are in reality too.
miriam
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I love the color and sheen of that oak leaf. Thanks for the compliment, Miriam.
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Lovely photo🍁🍁
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Thanks!!
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The moss makes for a great background. Beautiful!
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Moss is especially beautiful in the spring….somewhere other than our lawn, that is. Thanks
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Nice close-up shot! We have tons of Oak leaves in our backyard. I rake and air-blow as many as i can onto the steep riverbank where most of them stay put. I give a few dried ones to my pet Painted Fire Red Shrimp and Snowball Shrimp; they love to eat them! 🙂
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We need to cart ours to the “dump”, bag by bag in the passenger auto. Still have a huge pile we saved for “mulch”. The abundance of our yearly harvest overwhelmed our needs for “mulch.” Didn’t know some animals ate them….thanks!!
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Nice. I like how the bits of sunlight fall on the leaf and moss.
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Thanks for noticing and for your much appreciated visit, LT.
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Lovely detail and vivid colors! You have described the oak leaves well. We have one of those oak trees in our front yard, so we’ll get to rake leaves again in the spring.
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On a good day raking is pleasant exercise, or so I tell myself. Thanks for the note, Janet.
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What a beautiful shot. I learn about photography just by looking at the pictures. I enjoy the writing as well.
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I learn, as well, by hearing from my friends. Thanks, Catherine.
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Innocent leaf, but it holds on to so much more. Great example of macro photography. Blessings Michael.
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Your encouragement and compliments are appreciated, BigSkyBuckeye
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