line the path with portraits of our favorite star

The little gaps in the canopy of leaves act as pinhole cameras, so that the circles you see dappling the ground are each one portraits of the sun. It's why, when there's a partial eclipse, you get hundreds of bright crescents shining underfoot--faithful portraiture.

The leaves all love the sun. That's why they offer us these images for veneration.

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Image from Paul Traynor, "Bokeh: The Magic of Unfocussed Light and How to Exploit It," 15 July 2011.