Photographs, quotes, thoughts and trees by Julie Walton Shaver, a lifestyle photographer based in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut


What Happens During ‘Leaving’

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Wisdom according to Gregory: The period of time in autumn when trees become bare should be called “Leaving.”

I think he makes an excellent point. Above, my Japanese red maple yesterday, backdraped by a street tree.

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Street tree on a foggy morning.

A quick glance at her journal page will illustrate how much she’s grown.
This is the “farside tree.”

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This is the “driveway tree.”

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Dogwood from afar in fog. The dark sky is making her appear fully red, but she’s fully not.

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