Was this photo taken before the IOC's decision to allow China to host the '08 Olympics?

Because it's just Forbidden City (X 3, then minus the square root of Starbucks indefinitely) to allow multiple leaves desecrating within sight of the public and right in front of the dying tree itself. This is just not a formula for Harmony! Yeah, it's like equipping Shanghai taxicabs with multiple ashtrays and then outlawing the driver from blowing smoke or the rides free for the passenger (or whomever is willing to get a verbal beatdown and/or possibly dowsed by the equivalent of lawn sprinklers).

Well, if you live next to Century Park then you know what I mean. Hypothetically, multiple leaves on the ground can only happen in a negative timeline situation. In fact, when I go jogging arond the park I'm always dodging Team Gretzkey sweeping up leaves against Team Nature only because Shanghai Pudong Public Building And Road Infrastructure New Development Office At Century Park Committee (aka SPPBARINDOACPC) didn't build the sidewalks wide enough for the daily marathon of joggers, bicyclist, snorting pekinese bff's wearing bee-like sweaters attached to really long leashes, and Iron Man competitors.

If you don't already get what I mean then let me sum it up in one sentence; There is always someone(s) to catch the leaf before it even hits the ground so it is still amazing to supposedly see a pile of scattered leaves next to a group of trees that are still alive somewhere in China (I'm assuming).

So to the inspriational photographer, "nice photo". Besides catching leaves it also reminded me what would happen if I didn't rake my yard back in the States.

And note to readers: Writing can sometimes helps me get through my cycle of rage so please don't misinterpret this as not "loving it" here in Shanghai. Every day I learn something new or think of something from another angle.