Autumn Leaves Story

Item #5304

Collector Society Artwork Series

( June, 1996) If you take a foliage tour of beautiful New England in the autumn months, you may spy these fellows playing in the fallen leaves. Some of their leaves show portions of the maps of the six New England states – can you identify them? One gnome wears a winter cap for warmth, and his bucket of maple syrup is creating a sticky situation. His buddy has been hiking in the White Mountains. The profile on the coin in his backpack matches the face in his beard – it’s New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain. Their friend has collected a huge pile of leaves for jumping and frolicking. Follow his lead and enjoy each and every moment for, all too soon, autumn leaves.

When autumn leaves turn red and gold, There’s beauty to behold. The weather weaves a story told Of foliage on a roll. Trees drop leaves on hats and sleeves; They’re heaped on every knoll. The Gnomes do grieve when autumn leaves For winter leaves them cold.

Dr. Thomas F. Clark