Stunning Madrone Leaf

One of the trees that grows on our property are madrones, which are very slow growing, evergreens. I got two surprises from them this year: one surprise was discovering their flowers after living here for over five years. The second was finding out how amazing their leaves can look when they fall from the tree and turn from green to brown. I was walking along our ridgeline when I spotted this leaf in the middle of the trail and stopped in my tracks, exclaiming, "WOW!! LOOK AT THAT!!" This leaf looks like a piece of art!

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This image was taken in May, 2012.