Autumn Leaves around a Stone Well

A moss-covered stone well anchors the garden, with a wooden bucket hanging from its dark beam. Copper, amber and yellow leaves cover the rim, the path and the beds around it. Beyond the garden wall, autumn trees fade into a quiet wooded valley.

The well's blocks and the bucket's wooden slats offer firm shapes to gather first. Fallen leaves repeat across the foreground, but their veins, torn edges and different shades keep them from becoming one solid patch. Follow the winding path into the distance, then sort the ivy, ferns and lichen that soften the stonework along the edges.