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AUTUMN LEAVES

Robin Wheeler

Member Division E, Area 61, Marylhurst Toastmasters

We all enjoy the spectacular dis-
play of fall foliage in Autumn. I love

to wake up to a clear sunny day in

autumn and watch the dazzling dis-
play the leaves bring forth. Hiking,

walking, running, or even just driving

around town they are on display for us

to view and photograph too.

When I was a child, we raked the

leaves into a big pile then jumped

into the pile and threw them into the

air. My parents served hot chocolate
and helped us grind the leaves up for

mulch. When hiking, I picked up the

fallen colorful leaves and today I find

them in my books - and some of those
are very old but still very bright.

Did you ever wonder why the

leaves change their color before they

fall from their trees? As the days grow
shorter the trees get less sunlight for

food. The tree stops producing chloro-

phyll which causes the fall leaf season

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