Leaf edging done

I took my August BJP project along with me last weekend on our last camping trip of the year. We camped closer to home and it wasn't nearly as spectacular (in terms of nature experiences) as the previous camping experience in August, but the kids still had a great time.

Interestingly, there were no oak trees to be found in this camp ground, even though I searched high and low for them!

I had time to finish the beading on the outside of the edge of the leaf, a stitch that I really enjoyed doing. Then I beaded the centre stem and the prominent veins of the leaf. After finishing that, I didn't like the look of the centre stem anymore, and have decided I need to strengthen that centre line more.

I did a little bit of research and found out that my leaf came from a Northern Red Oak tree. On the left is a photo of how the leaves will look in about 4 weeks (photo from the Wikipedia site)...sure wish I could see my trees then!