I saw this leaf in the driveway and thought I would try to bring out the beauty in an aging leaf. Leaves go through an amazing process after coming on the trees. I learned that leaves change colors due to a process called "Photoperiodism." Talk about a name!

What is photoperiodism? According to www.smokymountains.com, "In the forests of eastern North America though, of the trees that change color in the autumn, most are responding to photoperiodism. The processes induced by photoperiodism are called "senescence", which is a term for the collective process that lead to the aging and death of a plant or plant part, like a leaf."

So then the leaf reminds me of humans, it goes through being pretty green as a youngster, and becomes more beautiful with age, before dying. Wait a minute here! What happened? I certainly am not as pretty as I used to be, as a kid. :) Oh well, forget that comparison. Could it be that humans weren't meant to die?