November-December, 2009
Akasaka, Tokyo
Fall going to Winter
Fall in Japan is gorgeous because the infamous Japanese Maple trees(Momiji) turn a bright red that completely changes the scenery of mountainous Japan. While photographing some of the foliage in my neighborhood, I noticed a young lonely maple tree perched alone in a space in a wall specially created for the tree. Since it was young, the branches were thin but they draped in front of a cherry tree and looked so beautiful in the morning sunlight. I decided to chronicle the transformation of this lonely but beautiful tree.
October 24, 2009 around 6am: My first photo of the tree against the dark bark of the cherry tree.
November 2, 2009 around 6am again: More leaves started changing their colors.
November 8, 2009 around 6am again: Wow, just beautiful.
December 1, 2009 around 6am: I was away on a trip through Southeast Asia and came back to crimson red leaves.
December 6, 2009 around 6am: Slowly the tree is becoming dormant
December 11, 2009 around 6am: More leaves lost
December 13, 2009: One lonely leaf left on the lonely tree after a night of rain. The tree is now ready to rest until spring.
The lonely momiji perched in the cubby hole in the wall. I hope I can come back to Tokyo next fall to see how it is doing.