Our autumn leaves put on a wonderful show every year, but this year my enjoyment was greatly enhanced by friend Brit and grandson David. Brit displayed her finds on the kitchen counter for us to enjoy, a handful at a time. David joined in, adding his favorites. One set grew for a couple of days, and I took a photo of the collage. We enjoyed it for a while before one of us erased the show and started another.

Two weeks later I stopped to pet CAT on my morning walk, and I saw lots of big leaves in her yard. I picked up one to take home. Its size was impressive compared to the earlier ones. All the leaves wanted to be chosen, but only four made the cut. I don’t have an artistic eye like Brit or attention to detail like David, but I was going to show off my fallen giants quietly on the counter. I figured they’d walk by and notice the new display, even if they didn’t comment on it. That’s when the camera took over. She said, “It has to be impressive, and it has to be recorded.”

I’m sure it was Cam’s idea to make a sign for the display, and she put the words in my head. The Post-it note says:

I won the SIZE contest.