I caught a leaf and I liked it! Read more about leaf showers, rustlers, and poets’ attempts at figuring autumn out:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/weeklies-leaves-141647177

”At one point we approached an active rustler. We could actually see how the leaves were falling. I decided to try my luck and extended a hand to the sky. Yes, I caught one! I caught an orange leaf. Maybe it wanted to fall to the ground and wither away, but I felt that I at least temporarily ”saved” it as I looked at it closely and then put it in my pocket. A strange kind of joy; a poetry of the moment in union with outer nature. Does it ever get better than that?

Monday morning, a walk through the park: cold, sunny, and crispy – perfect autumn. In the park the tree crowns were ablaze in yellow, orange and red. And there it was: a big rustler. I placed myself beneath it and literally showered in leaves for more than a minute. Echoes of boyhood and receiving snowflakes on my tongue. Now my hand moved here and there, gently grabbing what had been let loose from the parental tree trunks. How many leaves do you need to be happy? Not many (but I caught and brought home a few!). More than anything they brought me food for thought…”

Photo by Vanessa!

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