An Urban Forest

There isn’t a particular thing to say today, but I wanted to share some pictures.  Our front door has four glass lights (panes) on each side separated by glass shelves and it is the best place to display things I like to look at everyday…like every time I open the door.  Tulsa refers to itself as ‘An Urban Forest’ which is great most of the time (ice storms excepted).  And in the fall the colors are stunning.  Walking the dog even if only around one block always produces wonderful opportunities to find gorgeous leaves and I can’t help myself and why should I?  It doesn’t hurt anyone,  the leaves are not missed and most of them end up cleaned up by yard teams and never really looked at closely.

So if I see a particularly colorful or unique or just pleasing leaf I pick it up and add it to the collection.  They all start pretty flat, but curl as they dry and lose some of their jewel like colors.  Still, I like the growing arrangement next to my front door.  At some point they are just too dry and crumbly and the season is past and they will all end up back in the garden to breakdown the rest of the way, but for now they are cheap and colorful seasonal decorations.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.  We’ll spend ours with cousins.  I’m providing homemade bread and scones on request.  Nice to know people like what you bake.