Coolology: Autum Nleaves
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Yes, I spelled it that way on purpose. 
As a sequel to my Visual Guide to Cool, today the Bones Blog brings you a collection of leaves found in my yard and around my neighborhood while dogwalking in the last two weeks. Study these leaves closely -- they'll be on the test. I mean... they roxor...
With the exception of three "leaves", including the pine needles, that I plucked from trees and bushes in my own yard, all of these were found on the ground. Then I scanned them in my scanner. All have had the brightness and contrast upped a bit, but only to return them closer to what they looked like in real sunlight -- the scanner makes them look dimmer than reality. (At least on my screens.)
Dunno the names of a lot of 'em so I won't bother with that. The names aren't the point here -- the coolitude is. 
There was no clear science behind which leaves I chose -- these are the ones that stood out from the millions of others, the ones that instantly made me go, "Wow! That's cool!"
What is it that defines cool? As in the Visual Guide, I am not sure how to describe it. But I know what it looks like -- at least to me!
Maybe by studying these leaves, you can get some sense of what is "cool" to me.
I tend to share the preferences of most Bionicle fans, so maybe this is useful in that way too.
I notice that the bright colors stood out to me the most.
But I also like leaves that have serrations, clear patterns, branching patterns of color, and are just plain huge.
Back:
Unlike most fans, I do like brown. I noticed that most of the leaves I liked weren't brown though. But for us brown fans, here's the three best I found:
My second-favorite leaf is the big green and yellow one in here, for cool shape, texture, AND color:
Ultimately this kind ended up being my favorites, 'cuz I love the Umbra-style color scheme, the varied patterns of 'em, and because these were the leaves that inspired this entry lol:
The white background really doesn't do that kind justice. Here's a brown fill background:
Just awesome. 
Imagine: plant-based canister villains using these styles, with arms, legs, masks, etc. I would buy a ton of 'em. And now that I've finally seen some appaaarently approved 2009 pics:
ION: Next week, a Tohunga list for my RPG made by Zarkan, and the completed walkthrough by MotR (not including chores or the like), in a series of entries all in one week.
Also, possibly my AC entry, if I have time to finish, by the end of the week.
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