Day 4: Leaves

I really wasn't feeling too inspired by this prompt, but I'll forge onward anyway. Today's idea was to capture a picture of leaves. Perhaps this challenge was meant for later in the year, when the leaves are changing colors, etc, but then again, at this rate, the leaves will never get to that point here in muggy ol' Oklahoma. (It is 80 degrees going into the first week of October, what is this?) All comments aside, here's my shot:

I took this picture while walking to work earlier today. It is one of my favorite views on our campus, showcasing some of the landscaping/architecture. Year after year they repeat their cycle. Each spring the trees bloom. Leaves come shortly after. In the fall, they begin their gradual descent to the ground below. Sometime between fall and winter, the trees are eventually barren of any ornamentation, until spring rolls around again. Perhaps the reason to be grateful for leaves is that they are a symbol of life itself, and that is enough for me!