I miss getting out with my camera. I dont mind when we are near 30, but when we are in the single digits, it is no fun as my fingers and toes get so cold so fast!
My last time out with the cam I got a shot like your first one. Mine was of the last leaf or two on my neighbors Japanese maple. Very cool pics!
My maple tree is still hanging on to them! Last year, the leaves came off because the new ones coming in. Crazy, isn't it? It is really pretty looking when it does happen, although we don't get nearly enough of it to take good pictures.
Single digits are a little cold for me or anything that isn't an artic appreciator.