A Place for a Leaf

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The most practical and obvious answer for the question, "What is a place for a leaf?" is on a branch, or on the ground once it has fallen there. However, the obvious answer, or even the natural answer is not always the most interesting answer. So I set out to create an interesting place for this leaf-- a place that perhaps, if this leaf could choose a place to be, it would choose this place. In a way, it is a hiding place for this leaf, since the leaf is sometimes concealed. At another angle, it becomes a display for the leaf, or perhaps the leaf has a wider window to look out of. Leaves soak up light and create shade, just like the ribs of this place I designed. The place is woven together by a green strip, signifying the cycle of nature and the way each and every thing is interwoven in nature's plan.