#leaf pressing

Autumn Leaves, by Adelia Maria Barton. As featured in the 1908 edition by the same name.

Can you guess why this leaf pressing kit is called “Flora”? In Roman mythology, Flora was the goddess of flowers. Since then, some people referred to all flowers as flora and all animals as fauna. The makers of this 1980s kit followed that tradition. People have enjoyed leaf or flower collecting as a hobby or an art for years. Botanists, scientists who study plants, have also used simple tools like these to collect, preserve, and store leaf examples.

Pressing some leaves because a.) I love leaves, and b.) the AestheticTM

I want to bake apple pies and paint pumpkins. I want to hang up cute fall shit and press the biggest brightest leaves I can find. I want to take another trip to Colorado.  Wear fleece leggings with cardigans and long wool socks. Hike through the damp trails and get lost in the fog caught in the crisp mountain air. I want apple cider and hot toddy's.

No. That would be rocks. I cannot stop myself from grabbing a cool rock when I see one. HOWEVER- I do occasionally press colorful leaves and I also dry flowers :D