December 18, 2011--mystery leaf

Found this gorgeous leaf on a walk in the rain yesterday afternoon. I know most of the trees along the trolley line (where I walk), but don't know which tree (or shrub) this leaf came from, and neither does my husband, who is a better tree-identifier than I am. Now I've got not just a great leaf but a mystery to go with it! I've got the leaf propped up with tip end down because I like it best that way. A thin stick through a hole in the leaf (and standing upright in the vase) keeps it upright.