Sessile oak autumn leaf Size:SMALL EDITION (of 100) 40cm x 40cm, 15.8inches x 15.8inches who wear brown robes with

who wear brown robes with large hoods

I love the flattened round seed heads which in early summer are a vivid green and then become increasingly translucent and as they dry out

there is something beautiful about dead or wilting flowers too

This is one of my home grown varieties called Estella Rijnveld

The seeds attract a variety of wild birds including Goldfinches

Sessile oak autumn leaf Size:SMALL EDITION (of 100) 40cm x 40cm, 15.8inches x 15.8inches who wear brown robes withA close up study of a Sessile oak leaf. Part of a series of autumnal leaves photographed in a graphic close cropped style. Leaves scatter themselves beneath our feet every year as part of nature's cycle of renewal and hibernation. In the autumn trees shed their canopy of leaves, also known as abscission, in order to help them to preserve moisture as they enter a dormant state through the winter. As the tree becomes dormant, a compound called abscisic