Gum Leaves- Beautiful!

In the process of collecting gum leaves that I want to make into bookmarks, a picture, or something for my li'l sis who actually asked for gum leaves, and I did not take her any on our last trip. I collected these in Bendigo, and when I laid them down after collecting them, they looked like this.
It struck me as beautiful!

I know they are just leaves, but they are fantastic!

So no matter what they end up as, they were beautiful in a previous life. . .