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The Colors of the Season
Places to Enjoy Fall Foliage
By Shelly Hemig
"The beauty and serenity of the changing of the seasons is breathtaking. If you were here a month ago you would have seen trees in full bloom. A month later, the leaves have changed into a golden amber, with hues of deep red, forest green and burnt ember upon them. It is a multitude of many shades mingled together."
So says Pamela Wanhala, a resident of Chicago, Ill., when asked about the change of season in her home state.
Autumn has the power to draw out the poet within us.
"I love the crispness of a frosty early morning and the earthy smell and sound of the leaves as you shuffle through them," says Deb Gilchrist from Mount Clemen, Mich. "[It's] time to hang up the Indian corn and the fall wreath, gather the cornstalks and start scoping out the best pumpkins. I love autumn."
It's the time of year when the leaves turn, then literally fall to the ground, as the trees prepare themselves for the winter. We are reminded once again of a similar cycle in our own lives, as we shed our accoutrements and move unadorned into our winter years.
Our children need to learn to respect this. We should take our kids out and share the beauty of the season with them. If they fight it, we can tell them we're taking them out for ice cream, then make a detour through some local foliage.
New England has long been famous for its fall foliage. People plan trips to the region in late September through early November simply to marvel at the many different colors the leaves display.
The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism