Greenbrier leaf changing colors
Here’s quite a different leaf that I saw at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on February 3, 2013. It’s from a greenbrier vine, Smilax bona-nox, a species whose leaves can turn colors in seasons other than autumn. The mottling that you see here is also typical of this vine’s leaves, as is the prickle at the tip.
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Changing colors most always create these interesting mottles. The stem reminds of one of those wall lamps on the extending zig zag arms
Steve Gingold
February 6, 2015 at 5:44 AM
Haha, yeah, it does!
melissabluefineart
February 6, 2015 at 9:24 AM
Hey, guys, I saw it that way too.
Steve Schwartzman
February 6, 2015 at 1:26 PM
That’s the first thing I saw, too – the expandable stem.
shoreacres
February 6, 2015 at 5:35 PM
I see a lot to enjoy in this photo, Steve. I love the color, and the angles into the depths, contrasting with the curves.
melissabluefineart
February 6, 2015 at 9:23 AM
Hi, Melissa. I’m glad you enjoyed the colors and the geometry of the image. I’d forgotten about this picture until I went back through my archives.
Steve Schwartzman
February 6, 2015 at 1:32 PM
That is fun, isn’t it? Every once in awhile I dig through the canvases stacked against the wall and come across surprises, good and bad.
melissabluefineart
February 6, 2015 at 5:48 PM
Such wonderful use of color, texture, detail, shape, and lighting; a very enjoyable image.
Charlie@Seattle Trekker
February 7, 2015 at 3:07 AM
Thanks, Charlie. You can write comments like this one as often as you like.
Steve Schwartzman
February 7, 2015 at 12:38 PM
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