Tulip trees are at the top of the canopy in the Georgia Piedmont. We often visit a 185-foot giant in Deepdene Park. The tops of the big ones are so far above the canopy, it’s hard to get a good look at the lovely leaves that are turning gold.
There’s a big tulip tree near the playground at Wade Walker Park, though, and so I went to get a better view. Some of the leaves on the lower branches were green, while those at the top were yellow, close to the color of a school bus.
I was thinking about a scientific article about how leaves fall when a gust of wind hit the treetops, and maybe a hundred of those big yellow leaves flew off into a clear blue sky.
Most people speak of arts and sciences as distinct. But I confuse one with the other when I’m in the field.
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