I don't know why I stopped. Maybe it was the way the light fell on a leaf. But there are so many leaves round here. So many brambles. Non-stop brambles really. They are a backdrop to everything.
Well, I don't know. That's just how it was. I stopped. And having stopped. I saw. And the result? This. It isn't exactly a stuck foot post - but nearly. One branch. A few old leaves. A few old leaves and . . . and next year's new ones.
Here they are. Or, rather, here are a few hints. Every leaf is different. At this time of year the differences are even greater than at others. Their histories are longer and it shows. Their neighbours have gone, many of them; so their individuality is more easily seen.
It was Christmas Eve. I don't know why we like the idea of snow at Christmas. If there's meant to be snow at Christmas, fine. But here . . . it would be an oddity. Snow is a treat and if there is any it won't be till later. Christmas is a time for odd glimpses and blue skies and bright colours which leap out in cold moments. Quite a lot of gloom - then red or yellow. Thorns!
And in among the thorns - next year. 2015.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
P.S.
More about Stuck Foot Posts.
All photos in this post are of the same bramble (blackberry) branch.
They were all taken within a few minutes of each other on the afternoon of Christmas Eve 2014.
All photos in this post are of the same bramble (blackberry) branch.
They were all taken within a few minutes of each other on the afternoon of Christmas Eve 2014.
