Leaf Philosophy

"Shall we let go?"

said the leaf on the left

"Not yet"

said the leaf on the right.

"Rain is on the way" said their fallen sisters, already lying on the ground.

"You will join us soon enough. It is our destiny."

"So be it", said the two leaves still hanging onto the branch.

"We will accept the wind and rain which will take us onto the next part of our life's journey."

A hedgehog scuttled by in the early morning, muttering to himself,

still looking for the perfect spot to hibernate!

A black car in the street

 wishing it had been sprayed another colour

Wish granted!

The golden Ginkgo leaves released themselves from the tree, their mother,

like excited children leaving the nest with a flourish of anticipation.

A friendly crevice in the stone steps gave them shelter

until they decided what to do next!

The beech trees in the park yesterday

were releasing their leaves like zigzagging butterflies doing their love dances in the spring.

All the elements of nature

so closely connected

creating the cycle of life.

The earth in which a young sapling grows into a sturdy tree

tiny buds form on branches and then leaves fall in autumn

and create compost which nourishes the roots of the tree.

The days are much shorter and the longer evenings give us more time

 to be creative

to reflect

to read

to be at one with the season.