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| Red Ivy in the Forest |
I heard on public radio the other morning that only about 3% of the Earth experiences Fall Color. I looked on line and found that indeed only 7% of the land on earth is in the temperate zone and this is the only zone in which we are able to experience the changing colors of the Autumn leaves. Deciduous plants that lose their leaves in the cold season of the year, and then grow them back in the warm season
, cover about 3% of the earth. For all of my friends in the tropical regions, in the desserts and above the tree line, I have taken pictures of the deciduous trees of Shaker Heights, Ohio, as a taste of Autumn in the midwestern U.S. This beautiful explosion of color will only last about 2 weeks. The leaves will eventually turn brown and blow off of the trees. We will rake the leaves into large piles that our children like to jump and play in. Every week during this time a big truck with a large vacuum will come and suck up all the leaves and take them away. The trees are dark and naked all winter long, but in the spring most of the trees will grow fresh bright green leaves again.
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| Leaves on the Water |
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| Lower Shaker Lake, Autumn |
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| Deciduous Forest |
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| The Red Carpet |
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| Pink and Green Leaves |
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| Ornamental Shrubs and Trees |
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| Yellow, Red and Green Leaves |
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| Yellow and Red Leaves |
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| Woodbury Elementary School, Autumn |
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| Orange Leaves |
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| Orange and Red Leaves |
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| Red, Yellow, Pink and Orange Leaves |
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| Pinkish Orange Ivy |
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| Red, Yellow and Green Ivy |
