If you are one of the many people who travel to see the "changing of the leaves", the process is starting and soon all of New England will be glowing with the red, orange, and yellow that makes Fall such a special time of the year. While a recent story in the SFGate indicates that leaves around the world are changing later, that is not the case for Boston and the article should not stop all of your sightseeing plans - at least this year.

Autumn leaf color is an interesting phenomenon that affects green leaves of many deciduous trees and other plants where, during a few weeks in the autumn season, they change colors and fall. The phenomenon is commonly called fall colors and autumn colors, while the expression fall foliage usually connotes the viewing of a tree or forest whose leaves have undergone the change.