Autumn is one of the seasons that can pass you by all too quickly, especially if you're in an office all day.
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The nights draw in rapidly and wind and rain often whisk away Autumn's beauty. But if you have little time and enjoy the turning trees then bring them up close with a curtain of leaves near your window. It's an ideal way to enjoy the amazingly rich spectrum of colours, sloe to hand, and a good excuse for collecting leaves in the park especially if you have kids. The leaves will brighten dull windows and keep you in touch with this most magical of seasons.
Make designs that fit your windows from leaves collected from trees near your home. Oiling the leaves with petroleum jelly prevents drying out and helps to keep their colours bright.
Autumn colour....
As the temperature drops in autumn, trees and shrubs stop producing chlorophyll - the green pigment that enables them to turn sunlight into energy. As the chlorophyll becomes diluted other pigments such as yellow and orange carotenoids and red anthocyanins are revealed and the trees take on their autumn tints.
You will need....
- Leaves
- Petroleum jelly or hand cream,
- Fishing line or nylon thread,
- Twigs and thing branches
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