It’s time for my annual tribute to the winter sycamore trees. The week of rain leading up to Christmas has left most of the trees bare, their leaves on the ground.
So, when life mainly gives you fallen leaves, that’s mainly what I’ve taken photos of this year. I won’t call this great art but I do like the square shot of the bare branches…maybe a little Jackson Pollack or Harry Callahan…
The question I’ve been asking myself a lot this season: Is it just my imagination, or do the leaves more often than not land butter-side-down, with their top sides usually against the dirt? Maybe the way they’re weighted? Or are they unstable if they land on their stems so that the wind blows them over?
i adore sycamores. stupidly, i planted one about 10 years ago right next to my home. but i have a smart tree trimmer who seems to help it behave and not uproot my kitchen. the leaves are always enormous and beautiful, and i don’t mind picking up every single one of them!!
Bare branches against blue skies – beautiful. And I love it when low light allows you to photograph fallen leaves complete with their shadow.
Sycamores are one of my favorites. I hadn’t really looked at their fallen leaves much, mostly just to gather them up and compost them. It wouldn’t have occurred to me to photograph them, but the results are interesting. I guess it does’t just have to be fallen leaves like gingkos .
Lovely pictures! I too enjoy the dark branches against the bright sky. As for which side they land…well for my liquidambar at least, it seems to be about 50/50. By maybe Sycamores are different.
Serenely lovely, James!
I’ll be back in touch with some dates:-)