The leaves of trees have their own special life… It is painted according to the seasons of the year.
It is amazing that all these processes of leaf life on a tree are very similar to human life…
Spring.
The birth of new tree leaves is coming!
Look how tender and weak they are. Just like our children 😍
A young birch tree blooms new leaves in early spring.
The time of youth is also a delightful period of beautiful flowering!
On many trees, beautiful flowers bloom simultaneously with young leaves – the basis of future fruits.
Summer
Then comes summer.
At this time of year, lush, bright green mature foliage can be observed near the trees.
The green leaves of trees in the summer heat are a source of shade and life-giving coolness.
The Green Kingdom…
Each tree has its own, special foliage.
Coniferous trees have prickly needles…
And there are trees with unusual foliage in color. The leaves of this tree have some mysterious silvery hue…
Autumn
Autumn... is a time of aging and withering.
The leaves turn yellow and withered.
They gradually fall off the trees…
And they cover the ground under the tree with a dense layer.
But the leaves of the birch, which grows in the city, have not yet had time to fall from the tree.
The first snow begins to appear. But birch leaves persist on the branches of their native tree.
Sometimes the first snowfalls fall on the very green leaves of trees!
This tree is a real "Spartan"! Drifts of cold snow lie on the green leaves!
Winter
A harsh winter is coming…
The leaves on the trees are dying. The plants are sleeping under the snow cover...
the branches of the trees are bare and gray...
Last year's foliage is still preserved on the ground. Crows like to dig in these leaves. Probably looking for hidden insects there.
But spring will come again very soon.
And with it, new leaves will be born on the trees, a new life!
This post was written for Photochain Challenge 103rd Edition contest @davidesimoncini.
Terms of the contest HERE.
This photo is submitted for the competition:
Among the green leaves of the chestnut tree, the monks of the monastery arranged a belfry of bells!
My keyword is BELL.
TREE – LEAVES - BELL.