I spotted this dried leaf lying on the slate paving outside the library this morning and thought its texture contrasted well with that of the stone. Ever prepared, I had a camera with me so I snapped a few shots before sitting out in the sunshine for a few minutes to study my scores before I started teaching for the day.

Wonderfully stark! Lsample · 2012-08-02: 13:37

great pic! kwibusje · 2012-08-02: 13:42

Already a superb autumnal foretaste! josy63 · 2012-08-02: 14:13

The slate has such a wonderful texture and marks.... danrav · 2012-08-02: 21:43

It is beautiful and crisp (both leaf and photograph) but please don't talk about autumn yet, we are still waiting for summer to happen! Annbramwell · 2012-08-03: 02:07

Nice in BW! I like the texture... miclaud · 2012-08-03: 10:50

Nice texture mystic1 · 2012-08-03: 13:01

I like the result but I don't really want to think about autumn... hardly feels like we have had a summer yet! davids · 2012-08-04: 04:11

Autumn, hmmm, it is like we have autumn the whole year now in 2012. ;-)) Still, this capture is beautiful!! Ryana · 2012-08-05: 12:37

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