#248 - New Maple Leaves Turning Green.

Under the big Maple tree in the park, new shoots grow up from the base of the trunk and the leaves open, crumpled and scarlet, as they will become again later in the year. The smallest leaves are still bright crimson, perfectly shaped in miniature and glossy with newness, but green spreads tentatively as the leaves age. The children and I were so surprised  when we saw this, another thing I'd never noticed before.