“Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly…”
Delia Owens – Where the Crawdads Sing
In Australia we are in the last week of Autumn. I don’t know if it is just me, but the colours around us have just been spectular this year. Leaf abscission (the technical term for the dropping of leaves) begins with the degradation of chlorophyll. As the green fades, yellow and orange pigments known as carotenoids are revealed in the leaves. In some plants, pigments called anthocyanins accumulate in the leaves at this time, giving them shades of red and purple. Dropping leaves reduces the nutrient burden whilst hibernating during the cold of winter. #thinkingaboutawatercolourpiece #letsmakelmonade
Pen Paint and Scalpel 