the changing of the autumn leaves
Posted by keebrook on October 9, 2006
what is the appeal of autumn? the crunching of the leaves under foot?
the colors? the smells? the cooler air? harvest moon? i’m sure all of these things contribute- they certainly do for me.
so, why do the leaves change color? i heard one young girl say that she thought the leaves changed because they were dying because the tree did not need them for the winter. as the leaves dried up, they changed color.
not entirely wrong but not exactly accurate either. we’ll explore some of the science in the next post.
-brooksie
