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Check out our fall foliage guide to see where and when to spot peak autumn colors near you. Brenda Ormesher blows leaves from her yard in Eugene, Ore. as fall weather brings color and leaf-covered ...
Eco-friendly, affordable, and natural, foraged items like branches and leaves make some of the best fall decor.Learn the best types of trees, shrubs, and leaves to search for and how to best ...
The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours [2] or autumn foliage [3] in British English and fall colors, [4] fall foliage, or simply foliage [5] in American English. In some areas of Canada and the United States , " leaf peeping " tourism is a major contribution to economic activity.
Fall of Leaves (original French title: Chûte de feuilles), or Falling Autumn Leaves is a pair of paintings (in French pendants, i. e. counterparts) by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. They were executed during the two months at the end of 1888 that his artist friend Paul Gauguin spent with him at The Yellow House in Arles , France.
Autumn Leaves (1856) is a painting by John Everett Millais exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856. It was described by the critic John Ruskin as "the first instance of a perfectly painted twilight." [ 1 ] Millais's wife Effie wrote that he had intended to create a picture that was "full of beauty and without a subject".
If you want autumn to last forever, here's how to preserve fall leaves. These easy methods include pressing, microwaving, decoupage, and more.
The alternative word fall for the season traces its origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, with the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norse fall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other.
Plant senescence is the process of aging in plants. Plants have both stress-induced and age-related developmental aging. [1] Chlorophyll degradation during leaf senescence reveals the carotenoids, such as anthocyanin and xanthophylls, which are the cause of autumn leaf color in deciduous trees.