Below the flower, Miz Adams embroidered leaves in a range of colors to show how they change as they dry.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down,down, just like one of those poor,tired leaves."

VOA: special.2009.08.01

The nomination is expected to reach the full Senate for a vote before the Democratic-controlled Congress leaves for its August break.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

The leaves on many of the trees have already begun to change color as they prepare to drop to the ground.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

Yellow or brown areas shaped like the letter V on leaves may be a sign of black rot infection.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

Two thousand years ago, the Greek doctor Hippocrates advised his patients to chew on the bark and leaves of the willow.

VOA: special.2010.12.14

The leaves make good salads when the plants are young, and the greens can be cooked when the plants are older.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

Gather and tie the leaves over the head, and do not wait for the buds to separate before harvesting.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

Then a sudden and violent wind began to shake the tree and its leaves kept coming down all around me.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

But how much TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The cold breath of autumn had stricken leaves from the plant until its branches,almost bare, hung on the bricks.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

For example, a murderer might have blood or dirt on his or her hands which leaves prints on the wall.

VOA: special.2010.05.05