Beautiful Decay

While cleaning up my mess from all the pruning I reached down to put old leaves in the tarpaulin to haul away and found this beauty; barely there but the structure is still holding though very dry and brittle. It will make the best compost. Lovely pondering the great cycle of life as the sun warms my body and clouds drift by, a gentle spring breeze blows and the budding increases its pace.

the heart of a leaf, 2014