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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Unknown Leaves

September 2008. Below Spearfish Falls. Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota. On a little hike with my family one lovely autumn afternoon. A family tradition. Some of these may be birch leaves, but some of them definitely are not.

Sugar Maple Leaves




October 2008. Arboretum. Rapid City, South Dakota. A lazy afternoon enjoying a walk in the park with my sister, admiring the fair trees planted in the arboretum. We were tempted to take a nap in the grass, but settled for a rest on a bench instead.

Ornamental Kale Leaf

October 2008. Sioux Park Formal Gardens. Rapid City, South Dakota.
The ornamental kale were exquisite, full of glimmering droplets caught between their tightly closed leaves. A few leaves had fallen to the ground, very pretty in their own way.