changing leaves

Have you ever made art from some of fall's spectacularly colored leaves? At the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Children's Village on Wednesday, October 15, you can create a one-of-a-kind mosaic portrait or landscape picture using natural materials.

Do you have any great fall foliage photos you'd like to share? It's been a colorful fall around Cheyenne this season, over the weekend though, a lot of the leaves were blown from their branches by the blustery winds.

Ever wonder why the leaves turn color in the fall? The Autumnal Equinox occurs at 10:49 a.m. on Saturday, September 22. It's the cooler temperatures each fall that trigger leaves to stop producing food for the tree. Our resident weather expert at the station, Rich, told me that at 43 degrees Fahrenheit, photosynthesis stops and decay begins...