Golden Memory (Before the Leaves Fell)

Golden Memory (Before the Leaves Fell)
Originally uploaded by randubnick.

I took this photograph about two weeks ago, in mid-October. This was in late afternoon, at the edge of a wooded area. The red leaves are so amazing that sometimes I overlook the golden ones, so I decided to take this photograph. The late afternoon light was wonderful on the leaves. This is the image just as it came out of my cell phone camera. The recent windstorm, and of course the natural passage of time, have stripped most of the leaves off the trees. Time passes, leaves fall, but we can keep the photos and the memories that go with them.