It’s fall, which means lots of good things: football on tv, college basketball just around the corner, apple cider donuts (mmm…. donuts…), and the leaves turning colors. One of the real highlights of living in New England is the spectacular foliage. Sadly, it tends to bring out the leaf-peepers, people from down toward New York or Boston, who drive around at about six miles per hour looking at the trees, but the trees are certainly worth a look.
Ever wonder why it is that the trees do that? So have a lot of scientists. Carl Zimmer has a round-up of their findings. Short answer: “Beats us.”
The leaves sure do look cool, though.
Leafers!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapons