When a Leaf Turns into a Skeleton… Litter of decomposing dead leaves, Trent Nature Sanctuary, ON (photo by Nina Munteanu) On one of my walks in the damp forest of early winter, I noticed several leaves that had turned lacy, revealin…

When a leaf turns into a skeleton... #leaves #skeletonization #saprophyte #fungi #invertebrates #leafdecay #NaturePhotography themeaningofwater.com/2026/02/22/w...

Beauty in death: when a dead decaying skeletonized leaf from a tree nourishes saprophytes to liberate nutrients and provide for new leaves on that very same tree... #Nature #beauty #saprophytes #leafdecay #NaturePhotography #maple #leaves