Fall arrived officially today, although I don’t know the exact time. I read somewhere that the autumnal equinox (and I don’t actually know what that is) means there are exactly twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness on this day. I didn’t pay attention to this either.
You might say this blog isn’t very informative, but here’s the thing. It has rained all day today and that seems appropriate for the first day of autumn, especially since we’ve had so little rain since the beginning of September.
I did a little rain research in terms of what’s needed for the trees to turn color in the fall. Turns out rain is a key component. It’s not just rain, but the timing as well. A rainy Spring and a dryer Summer help trees maintain their health, but if it’s too dry then the trees don’t turn as vibrant a color as leaf peepers want.
It was looking as if this year’s colors were going to be on the drab side. In fact, I’ve already seen some yards where the leaves have just shriveled and fallen to the ground. It has been that dry.
Which is why the rain that fell today has special meaning. It might help save the color change.
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