Leaving the Light #1

Medium:  Digital Photography/Giclée Print
Small 7" x 5"
Medium 12" x 8"
Large 18" x 12"
Edition size: Unlimited
To see the second in the series click HERE.

When I was a child, it was a common practice to rake the autumn leaves to the curb and burn them.  One of the joys of the season was to play hide and go seek in the leaves, completely covering yourself
with them, in hope that your friends wouldn’t find you.  There was always the delicious sense of danger, wondering if you’d be found before your parents came to set fire to the pile.

One of my fondest memories is looking upwards through the leaves at the sunlight peeking through. The smell of burning leaves in autumn still evokes a strong sense of nostalgia, half a century later.