{"id":16707,"date":"2015-10-16T13:35:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T20:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16707"},"modified":"2015-10-16T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T21:05:05","slug":"fun-for-friday-with-fall-foliage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/16\/fun-for-friday-with-fall-foliage\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun for Friday with Fall Foliage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Falling-Leaves_Autumn_Window.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Falling-Leaves_Autumn_Window\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16726\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Falling-Leaves_Autumn_Window.gif\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What better way to begin an overview of the splendors of autumn than with &hellip; well, an <strong><em>overview<\/em><\/strong> of the vast now no-longer verdant vegetation of the vales and vistas of Vermont?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oH3yL84XeWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The Drone Video Is Best Viewed <em><strong>FULL SCREEN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px\"><span><strong><span>Remind Me Again Why the Leaves Change Color<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most of us have a vague recollection of learning why leaves change color in the fall from our school days.&nbsp; But let&rsquo;s do a quick recap.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, <strong>Jack Frost<\/strong> can stop taking all his bows, because it&rsquo;s not his handiwork.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trees, like the rest of, like to eat.&nbsp; But unlike you or me, they are able to manufacture their own food.&nbsp; This process takes place in the leaves in cells filled with <strong><em>chlorophyll<\/em><\/strong> via <strong><em>photosynthesis<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Chlorophyll is the green pigment that we all associate with leaf color.&nbsp; It plays a crucial role in using the energy from the sun to convert the water from the tree&rsquo;s roots and carbon dioxide [CO<sub>2<\/sub>] from the air into sugars and starches that feed the tree, and as a by-product gives off oxygen [O<sub>2<\/sub>].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fall_Leaves_Chlorophyll_Photosynthesis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fall_Leaves_Chlorophyll_Photosynthesis\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16728\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fall_Leaves_Chlorophyll_Photosynthesis.jpg\" style=\"width: 510px;height: 348px\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fall_Leaves_Chlorophyll_Photosynthesis.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fall_Leaves_Chlorophyll_Photosynthesis-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But sitting right along with chlorophyll in the leaves&rsquo; cells are several other chemicals, including <strong><em>carotene<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>xanthophyll<\/em><\/strong> which you see in the orange color in carrots and yellow in corn.&nbsp; They&rsquo;ve been there all summer working just as hard as the green chlorophyll.<\/p>\n<p>But in autumn when the days get shorter and the temperatures cool off, the production of chlorophyll begins to slow down, then breaks down and disappears.&nbsp; So now it&rsquo;s the time for the oranges and yellows of carotene and xanthophyll to be noticed and take center stage.&nbsp; They were there the whole time &ndash; just masked by the green chlorophyll.<\/p>\n<p>But some colors &ndash; viz., the reds and purples particularly associated with maples and sumacs &ndash; have NOT been hidden all summer long.&nbsp; They&rsquo;re being made <em>de novo<\/em>.&nbsp; The sugars made late in summer or early fall, particularly with warm, sunny days, are chemically converted at that time of year to <strong><em>anthocyanins<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And the fact that the reds and purples of anthocyanins require bright sunshine is the reason that some trees are two-toned, with leaves at the top and outside a gorgeous red or purple, while inner and lower leaves deprived of all that sunshine display the more common yellows and oranges.<\/p>\n<p>At the very end, I&rsquo;ll post some solid Links with information used in putting this together that have more details, along with maps showing locations near you to enjoy Autumn&rsquo;s Kaleidoscopic Color Show.<\/p>\n<p>But let&rsquo;s enjoy some of my favorite photos of the fantasia of fall &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_Fall_Aspens-Tetons-Clouds_2x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1_Fall_Aspens-Tetons-Clouds_2x\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16710\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_Fall_Aspens-Tetons-Clouds_2x-300x225.jpg\" style=\"width: 514px;height: 377px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_FallAspensTetonMountainsGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8_FallAspensTetonMountainsGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16713\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_FallAspensTetonMountainsGOOD-300x225.jpg\" style=\"width: 518px;height: 379px\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_FallAspensTetonMountainsGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_FallAspensTetonMountainsGOOD.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_FallRoadDoorCountyGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3_FallRoadDoorCountyGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16714\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_FallRoadDoorCountyGOOD-300x225.jpg\" style=\"width: 515px;height: 335px\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_FallRoadDoorCountyGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_FallRoadDoorCountyGOOD.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_FallMoonriseGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"7_FallMoonriseGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16715\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_FallMoonriseGOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 511px;height: 332px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_FallMoonriseGOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_FallMoonriseGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_FallChurch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5_FallChurch\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16716\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_FallChurch.jpg\" style=\"width: 511px;height: 345px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_FallChurch.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_FallChurch-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_FallLeavesFrost-GOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"9_FallLeavesFrost-GOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16717\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_FallLeavesFrost-GOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 511px;height: 313px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_FallLeavesFrost-GOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_FallLeavesFrost-GOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallLakeMountainsTatooshGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FallLakeMountainsTatooshGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16718\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallLakeMountainsTatooshGOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 511px;height: 348px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallLakeMountainsTatooshGOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallLakeMountainsTatooshGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallWaterfallsBridalVeilTelluride.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FallWaterfallsBridalVeilTelluride\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16720\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallWaterfallsBridalVeilTelluride.jpg\" style=\"width: 508px;height: 344px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallWaterfallsBridalVeilTelluride.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallWaterfallsBridalVeilTelluride-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallJapaneseBridgeGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FallJapaneseBridgeGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16721\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallJapaneseBridgeGOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 505px;height: 338px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallJapaneseBridgeGOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallJapaneseBridgeGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/99_FallFirstSnowGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"99_FallFirstSnowGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16722\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/99_FallFirstSnowGOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 502px;height: 345px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/99_FallFirstSnowGOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/99_FallFirstSnowGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallCoveredBridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FallCoveredBridge\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16723\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallCoveredBridge.jpg\" style=\"width: 501px;height: 329px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallCoveredBridge.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FallCoveredBridge-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_FallLakeMountainsTetonsGOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6_FallLakeMountainsTetonsGOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16724\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_FallLakeMountainsTetonsGOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 494px;height: 328px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_FallLakeMountainsTetonsGOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_FallLakeMountainsTetonsGOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_FallCliff_GOOD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2_FallCliff_GOOD\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16725\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_FallCliff_GOOD.jpg\" style=\"width: 489px;height: 326px\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_FallCliff_GOOD.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_FallCliff_GOOD-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Falling-Leaves_Autumn_Dog-Nose.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Falling-Leaves_Autumn_Dog- Nose\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16727\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Falling-Leaves_Autumn_Dog-Nose.gif\" width=\"498\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RESOURCES<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.illinois.edu\/fallcolor\/updates.cfm\">http:\/\/extension.illinois.edu\/fallcolor\/updates.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.illinois.edu\/fallcolor\/education.cfm\">http:\/\/extension.illinois.edu\/fallcolor\/education.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foliagenetwork.com\/\">http:\/\/www.foliagenetwork.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.com\/maps\/fall-foliage\">http:\/\/www.weather.com\/maps\/fall-foliage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to begin an overview of the splendors of autumn than with &hellip; well, an overview of the vast now no-longer verdant vegetation of the vales and vistas of Vermont? 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