wet leaves
Slick fall carpet
Wet leaves are leaves that have become saturated with water, typically from rain or morning dew.
The phrase commonly appears in weather and driving contexts, where wet leaves on roads create slippery, hazardous conditions: Watch out for wet leaves on the curves.
Wet leaves also evoke autumn imagery—the smell of decay, the season's transition: The air smelled of wet leaves and woodsmoke.
- dampSlightly wet
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- decayGradual organic breakdown
compost · rotting · earthy · earthy smell · rain · puddles · fallen · moist · soggy · slick · petrichor · forest floor · decomposing · decomposing matter · brown · musty · slimy · crunchy
- leaf photographyfall foliage, palm fronds
- earthysoil, dirt, loam, mud, peat
- forest scentspine, cedar, moss, earth, bark
- slipperyslick, slime, grease, oil, black ice
- musty smellsdank, fusty, mildew, mold smell, damp basement
- autumnfall, autumn equinox, autumn colors, changing colors, autumnal equinox