light through late leaves
[OT from cottage renovations]
today's balmy weather came with light that started out intermittent and became quite steady. in other words, an irresistible lure to head out and about with camera.
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yuletide is past but the hollies are abundant of berries. their colours seem to be tracking along with the holidays, tending more toward an orange shade around Halloween and Thanksgiving, settling in to the deeper reds by year's end.
2nd Avenue
Ilex
Jackson Park
these bushes are quite large and the berries cluster around the branch stems in pleasing garlands.
Ilex
Grove Road
the pattern of light through these leaves was complemented nicely by the shadow of the branch to which they are (still) attached. I didn't look closely at the bush but these are probably honeysuckle.
Chestnut Road
Hydrangea quercifolia
these Oak Leaf Hydranges are growing across from Howard Park, next to the church parking lot.
a couple of blocks away one is reminded that the tracery of branch doesn't always need the embellishment of leaves.