Discovering leaves

Samuel loves going for walks. (or rather being pushed by me)
No matter what kind of mood he is when, once he sits in the stroller he becomes the most reflective 8 month old. He looks at everything around him in awe. He gets really quiet, eyes wide open and soaks it all in.
On our most recent trip he discovered leaves. And amazingly held on to one for the whole trip without it going into his mouth. (Well once we got home and he realized I was about to take it, he did a quick taste- that's the last picture, with the satisfied grin of "I got it in my mouth")