Autumn Leaf

An oak leaf in the photographer's backyard in Connecticut in October 2006.
It had rained that morning, so the leaves were all shiny and their colors were just outstanding.
The photographer says, "I had never thought of oaks as having great fall color, but it turns out I was wrong."

Image: miz_geek.

I am receiving so many gorgeous pictures from you, dear readers, that I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the images and the creatures and places in them. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.

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