I think Aspen trees are wonderful.  Their trunks are great looking, especially in the winter in a grove of all white and black.  Aspens with leaves are even more wonderful.  The leaves seem so thin and small that the light just runs through them like they are opaque.  This makes the leaves look like they are lit from within.  When there is a breeze, they flutter like tissue paper, like they are barely holding on.  They shine and shimmer as they shake on the tree like glitter.  The sound is a soft shaking sound that doesn’t quite sound like rustling leaves, but a soft murmur.  And then fall, magic.  Most aspen trees turn a vibrant yellow.  As you look out across the mountain, you see a sea of dark green and glowing gold.  Some years the conditions are just right and some of the aspen turn orange and a few turn red.  The landscape is on fire.   Aspen trees are wonderful.