Thursday, October 18, 2012

Vermont Leaf Peeping & Leaf Litter. See Be-leave it or not leaf. South Burlington, Vermont

Art among the leaves.
Unusual Leaf -Ingenious disguise.
Maple leaf with Oak leaf mask!
Plus 40 other Vt. foliage photos.

Nature paints a leaf on a leaf.
Be-leave it or not, two for the price of one.


                                      



















 





























      I wonder how this and other Vermont fall foliage / trees compare to those in Japan. According to Wikipedia, Momijigari (紅葉狩?), from the Japanese momiji (紅葉?), "red leaves" or "maple tree" and kari (狩り?), "hunting", is the Japanese tradition of going to visit scenic areas where leaves have turned red in the autumn. It is also called kanpūkai (観楓会?).[1] in Hokkaidō[2]
Many Japanese people take part in this, with the cities of Nikkō and Kyoto being particularly famous destinations. The tradition is said to have originated in the Heian era as a cultured pursuit, and is the reason why many deciduous trees can be found in the Kyoto area.
   


































































                                                       No Fossil fuels required


























 















                                             Pick your favorite colored leaf.








         We need hands, the more the better. Will you lend yours? Pick up litter whenever you see it.
                        








                                                 Lets take a Vermont leaf peeping walk
                                               and do a little litter pickin along the way.
                           Litter picking is a fun, addictive, challenging, family oriented, soul refreshing,          community based year round activity.
Fall foliage adds to the rewards.





































                                     Vermont litter picking while autumn leaf peeping.














































               Leaf peeping in Vermont. Don't forget to look down as well as up for colorful foliage.







South Burlington Green and Clean 365 Found Trash Running Count
Date Food wrappers & cig. pkg  Paper , card- board Non Dep. plastic, glass bottles,  Cans  Plastic-  bags & wrapping Any Deposit container Hard Plastic Other Clothing  Styro-foam Large trash items , metal ect.  Total Pcs  Vol  in Gal miles Pieces of litter per mile
10/7 31 11 8 7 3 4 1 3 0 0 68 5 0.8 85
10/9 80 33 22 18 10 9 6 6 5 3 192 10 1.7 113
10/11 40 19 7 8 6 9 8 2 4 1 104 5 1.8 59
10/17 25 11 5 3 7 3 0 2 0 0 56 5 0.8 70
10/17 42 20 12 10 5 7 4 3 3 6 112 10 1.7 66
Sub totals 218 94 54 46 31 32 19 16 12 10 532 35 6.8 79

                                          
                                                                                                Green Up Vermont.
                                                                                                             Pick up a Piece Every Day.









             All of the photos in this posting were taken Oct 11-17 while walking within a few blocks of the BTV airport.





































































                                               Unusual Autumn leaves...
                                                                                                  ran out of colors in the Crayola box.





















 Leaves are colorful and yummy.
 I munch on them for mulch and chew on them for compost.










                                                                                                                 The Last Leaf

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1 comment:

  1. Hi Bernie, I love your blog, your work and your beautiful pictures. Wow, Vermont is beautiful in autumn. Thank you for keeping it clean and green :) greetings, your overseas litter-picking friend, Eef

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