Fake maple tree

With raindrops streaming down my car window pane, I snapped a picture of this tree that was in front of a shop put there as a kind of gimmick to attract attention of passers-by. It got my attention all right but I could not help but think about how sad the day would be when all I can snap are imitations of nature in all forms - plastic flowers, plastic trees and plastic everything. This picture is posted on this blog to remind us not to take nature for granted and though we have the capabilities to produce or reproduce anything in the name of consumerism, nature can never be replicated.