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Autumn Leaves Day (Fall Equinox)
"🎶 The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all, my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall"
~ Autumn Leaves, Joseph Kosma, English lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1945
Happy Autumnal Equinox! As summer gently fades in the northern hemisphere, the fall equinox ushers in a season of crisp, cooling air and a kaleidoscope of colors. Leaves transform into vibrant shades of red, yellow, orange, purple, and even magenta, with some leaves flaunting multiple hues at once. Deciduous trees were once thought to shed their leaves primarily to conserve energy, but new theories suggest these vivid color changes may also signal insects to stay away. Among the royalty of autumn’s display are the majestic maple trees, whose brilliant yellow, red, and burgundy leaves draw "leaf peepers" from miles away. Every year, these maples enchant, their colors shifting and surprising with each passing autumn. Farewell, summer! Hello Autumn! 🧡 ❤️ 🧡 💚 🍁🍃 🍂
This tartan, designed by Carol A.L. Martin, exhibits the rich colours of maple leaves in the fall.
Many maples have bright autumn foliage, and many countries have leaf-watching traditions. In Japan, the custom of viewing the changing colour of maples in the autumn is called "momijigari".
The Acer saccharum Sugar Maple trees are a major contributor to seasonal fall tourism in North America, particularly in Central Ontario, Québec, and the northern tier of the United States including Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts.
Maples are important as source of syrup and wood. Dried wood is often used for the smoking of food and the charcoal from maples is an integral part of the process used to make Tennessee Whiskey.
Sugar maple wood ("hard maple") is the wood of choice for bowling pins, bowling alley lanes, pool cue shafts, and butcher's blocks, and the manufacture of wooden baseball bats.
Maple is also considered a tonewood, or a wood that carries sound waves well, and is used in numerous musical instruments, including violins, violas, bassoons, electric guitars, cellos, drums, recorders, and double basses.
For more on the custom of "leap peeping," click the beautiful Japanese maple tree.