Love Them and Leaf Them

I came across this story yesterday and found it to be fascinating.  I also enjoyed the photography/video of the plant transitions.  Courtesy of NPR:  "Nature Has a Formula That Tells Us When It's Time to Die" by Robert Krulwich.

A few notes:

• It's not as depressing as it sounds.
• Warning, this story contains math.
• The opening line of the story happens to remind me of Waxing Wayne, a song an old boyfriend once wrote about the moon and a guy named Wayne who worked at a wax factory.  (You can't live in Nashville without having dated a songwriter.  Well, you can, but you're missing out on the opportunity to pay for a lot of dates.)  

Happy Monday!