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The autumnal red of leaves turning

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What is it about the autumnal red of leaves turning?

Hubby and I were driving to the nursery to look at pots yesterday. We rounded a bend in the road to see a stand of trees with the topmost leaves brilliant and bright red. It made us both gasp in a bit. My finger pointed reflexively at them, and I could feel that Hubby had unconsciously lifted his foot off the accelerator to slow just a bit as we drove by.

Why does the red of autumnal leaves make us do that... make us act like little children again?

3 comments:

  1. These almost look like poinsettias!

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  2. Trees that are in full autumn colour and are backlit by the sun always take my breath away. Such incredible beauty.

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  3. You both do what we often do as well. You would think we had never seen an autumn before, but I don't mind...I want to soak it all in...

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