Turn over a new page on your calendar \u2014 it\u2019s now October. Normally this is great month to view the fall colors around here, but I\u2019m not so sure this year \u2014 we\u2019re still in the midst of a fairly prolonged drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While we\u2019re on the subject of leaves, the main reason leaves change color isn\u2019t the chilly weather, and maybe even not so much the rain. The main reason for the color change is light \u2014 or really the lack of it. The kind of technical definition is that the green color of leaves disappears when photosynthesis (from sunlight) slows down and the chlorophyl breaks down. The leaves on trees with a lot of direct sunlight should turn red \u2014 other trees usually turn yellow, orange or brown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The full Moon this month is called the Hunter\u2019s Moon and it arrives on October 28. The Hunter\u2019s Moon is a bit like the the Harvest Moon in that it\u2019s tied to the autumnal equinox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the years a lot of pretty significant events and milestones have taken place in the month of October\u2026.
The famous Nixon-Kennedy debate occurred in October
The Panama Canal was completed in October and the Hoover Dam started producing electricity
The Mickey Mouse Club began (on ABC)
The Ford Model T was introduced to the public
Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? Happened in October
Mensa was created and the first broadcast of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson\u00a0 \u2014 both in October
Walt Disney World in Florida opened, Concord made its final commercial flight and work began on Mount Rushmore \u2014 all in October.\u00a0
So let\u2019s see what this October can add to this list \u2014 hopefully, something good.
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Turn over a new page on your calendar \u2014 it\u2019s now October. Normally this is great month to view the fall colors around here, but I\u2019m not so sure this year \u2014 we\u2019re still in the midst of a fairly … Continue reading