The Many Colors Of Fall by ShadowsNTime
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There is only one tree so far in my neighborhood that is almost completely changed. So I took pictures of the small areas of change on the other trees and bushes. And then I searched google for the facts, for those who don't know how the weather affects autumn color.
The amount and brilliance of the colors that develop in any particular autumn season are related to weather conditions that occur before and during the time the chlorophyll in the leaves is dwindling. Temperature and moisture are the main influences.
A succession of warm, sunny days and cool, crisp but not freezing nights seems to bring about the most spectacular color displays. During these days, lots of sugars are produced in the leaf but the cool nights and the gradual closing of veins going into the leaf prevent these sugars from moving out. These conditions-lots of sugar and lots of light-spur production of the brilliant anthocyanin pigments, which tint reds, purples, and crimson. Because carotenoids are always present in leaves, the yellow and gold colors remain fairly constant from year to year.
The amount of moisture in the soil also affects autumn colors. Like the weather, soil moisture varies greatly from year to year. The countless combinations of these two highly variable factors assure that no two autumns can be exactly alike. A late spring, or a severe summer drought, can delay the onset of fall color by a few weeks. A warm period during fall will also lower the intensity of autumn colors. A warm wet spring, favorable summer weather, and warm sunny fall days with cool nights should produce the most brilliant autumn colors.
Thanks for looking and for previous comments and favs!
Comments (25)
tennesseecowgirl
Oh this is beautiful, nice creative way to 'show off' fall
rainbows
Beautiful work, dear Lynn. Superbly presented. I like the write up too Hugs. Di. xx
e-brink
Lovely collection of Autumn images, Lynn. Very nice indeed!
CavalierLady
Lovely collage and very interesting narrative!
ralph49
Wonderful Autumn collage
Alz2008
Beautiful collage and colours...
cherokee1961
WADO! Thank you for answering my request for pictures of fall foliage - what a great collage, and great information, too!
MrsLubner
Those soft pastel vignettes are so beautiful, I just want to fall (ooops, was that a pun? LOL) into them. Wonderful collage and magical display of autumn's handiwork.
West_coaster07
Super job Lynn on this collage!!!
hydroCat
beautiful pic, my friend! great colours, and can't wait to see more!! :)
GBCalls
Great collection of change. More will come...
emmecielle
A fantastic collage and an interesting lesson in science... Thanks Lynn! :)
durleybeachbum
Lovely group of pics!
farmerC
EXELLENTE CREATION.
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
virginiese
a colorful season indeed... Nice presentation of these colors
PD154
Very creative and skillfuly done Lynn, great captures too.
RobyHermida
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
B_PEACOCK
Very pretty shots Lynn
mickuk50
i think of all the seasons this is my favorite time of year for colours .excellent presentation lynn :o) mick
kimariehere
such a beautifully done fall collage awesome work well put together !!! puts me in the mood to go get out my "fall box in the garage and start decorating the house!!!
tetsu-pino
Fantastic collage!! Excellent captures!!
Jay-el-Jay
A nice collection of the sights of the season.
Richardphotos
beautiful collage and leaf colors
mermaid
thank you, Lynn, for this really interesting information and for the lovely collage you did