Sep
28th
Turning over a new leaf
By SisterSnogger
Here at Snog Towers we’ve been thinking about autumnal pastimes. Of
the outdoor variety. Things you could do with your local chums and
loved ones. At the weekend. After one of those frantic weeks.
Chasing business. Going
to meaningless meetings. Lovin' up your clients. Pitching.
Tweeting. Wrapping. Blogging. For starters. No
more hanging out at platform 9 3/4 checking those useless numbers. Or
loitering around in airport lounges in flares, crying
over a plane with a silly nose. No more prodding at God's ickle
fishies with a stick and an oversized cotton reel. Save the
knitting, scrapbooking, decoupage for the winter. Sister Snog thinks leaf
peeping's the thing.
Have you noticed autumns are-a-changin' and the leaves we're used to seeing are becoming more catwalk. This autumn stuff has taken off big time in certain parts of the world. There you’ll find folks who are mad for a bit of leaf peeping. They’ll spend whole weekends, weeks, even longer, looking for the best shapes, the most vibrant colours. Coach loads, spurning the dreary-drab city for the groovy, psychedelic trip that is God’s countryside. Chasers looking for colours and leaves - quality and quantity. And there’s money in them thar hills. People have done the natural thing and turned others’ obsessions into big bucks.
Hotlines have been set up giving best guidance on shape, tint and hue. “Looking for a bit of red sir? Well, go no further. We’ve found an intensely cerise Maple – just the thing madam”. Websites too, complete with “leaf cams”. Fantastic! Making a business out of a hobby. As the world's getting warmer this type of thing looks more and more likely to happen closer to home. At a park near you. Even in your back garden or your next door neighbour's. The dry weather in the run-up to autumn increases sugar concentration in leaves, which turns up the intensity in their colours. Mellow russet is becoming sassy scarlet.
Leaf peeping is a great reason
to escape deep into the country. Your local arboretum will take the
place of a trip down the shops, the flicks, the footy or your local
gig. Leaves. The Next Big Thing. You’d better beleaf it.
Have you noticed autumns are-a-changin' and the leaves we're used to seeing are becoming more catwalk. This autumn stuff has taken off big time in certain parts of the world. There you’ll find folks who are mad for a bit of leaf peeping. They’ll spend whole weekends, weeks, even longer, looking for the best shapes, the most vibrant colours. Coach loads, spurning the dreary-drab city for the groovy, psychedelic trip that is God’s countryside. Chasers looking for colours and leaves - quality and quantity. And there’s money in them thar hills. People have done the natural thing and turned others’ obsessions into big bucks.
Hotlines have been set up giving best guidance on shape, tint and hue. “Looking for a bit of red sir? Well, go no further. We’ve found an intensely cerise Maple – just the thing madam”. Websites too, complete with “leaf cams”. Fantastic! Making a business out of a hobby. As the world's getting warmer this type of thing looks more and more likely to happen closer to home. At a park near you. Even in your back garden or your next door neighbour's. The dry weather in the run-up to autumn increases sugar concentration in leaves, which turns up the intensity in their colours. Mellow russet is becoming sassy scarlet.
Leaf peeping is a great reason
to escape deep into the country. Your local arboretum will take the
place of a trip down the shops, the flicks, the footy or your local
gig. Leaves. The Next Big Thing. You’d better beleaf it.
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