Tiny choppers

We've got this lovely Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) in the garden, it used to be in my parents front garden, it was all oranges and reds, then one day the sawed it down and I saved it. Luckily it survived (it's been moved again since too) and when it grew back it grew back plain green, although come autumn it puts on a beautiful rainbow show of colours, it's quite a transformation. I don't remember it having as many 'helicopters' on it as it has this year, they're copious, it's a lovely sight, they're pretty little things.

Acer

We've got a couple of Acers in our garden.  For most of the year this particular Acer disappears, being green leaved it looks plain (compared to our other one which has deep red leaves), easily blending in amongst the other shrubs and young trees.  Though come autumn, it comes into it's own with a spectacular show of colours. I caught this shot in a brief moment of sunshine. Lovely.