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As I have observed my cherry tree throughout the past weeks, I have come to love nature. I love being outside, seeing all types of trees, smelling flowers, and realizing how beautiful earth is because of nature. Sadly, not everyone else loves nature.

This past week I was driving around my neighborhood and noticed one of my neighbors sawing through his tree. This was upsetting to see especially because it is so close to home. I know many trees are cut in forests everyday,but it is different to see it happen nearby. I do remember when I was younger that my dad cut down a tree from another house we lived in. I didn't think much of it until today. I have noticed how much nature is damaged on a daily basis. By littering to polluting to cutting down trees to even killing animals. Also as buildings are being built where trees were for the longest time. I wish it wasn't like this because we are living on earth and slowing killing it. It isn't alright to be damaging what we live in. Eventually earth won't have as much nature left on it. I really fear that nature will continue to be taken for granted by many and lead to earth being killed by people.

picture taken by me
11/6

I really love my cherry tree and all the other trees I have been aware of.  I hope after the many years that my cherry tree stands in my front yard, that it won't be cut down. I know that this might not be possible, but I still hope that people don't find any use for it other than to enjoy its beauty.

Leaves on the Ground

With the weather changing everyday, more and more leaves pile on my grass and in the streets. The wind has a huge effect on this, but I question why some trees still haven't lost as many leaves so far. My cherry tree is average height with many leaves and has only lost a couple that mostly end up on my grass. On the other hand, I have a small and tall tree in my front yard that has lost a lot of its leaves. The remaining leaves on it are already orange and crispy. A few days earlier I took a quick picture of a tree in front of the Lowes at Legends. It didn't look too much affected by the weather. Barely any of the leaves had a change of color. Looking at the three trees it could be because of their contrasting sizes,but I'm not sure.

My cherry tree standing tall with most of its leaves.
picture taken by me 10/31

Small tree with a few leaves left standing in my front yard.
picture taken by me 10/31

Unordinary tree in front of  Lowes at Legends with some of its leaves changed in color.
picture taken by me 10/26

I did research on why leaves change color and why they eventually fall off. It turns out the that leaves change color and fall off for the same reason. Based on the website Asheville  the leaves on trees are compared to human beings. Just like human beings have their own needs to prepare for the upcoming winter, trees do the same with their leaves. The tree knows that once the frost comes it will kill the leaves, so the tree itself gets rid of the leaves. First, the tree absorbs the "useful nutrients into the twigs" , then the leaves fall. This all depends on the weather. Once the tree feels like the weather is getting too cold it will do this process. Before the leaves fall they are still trying to gain energy. This is the cause of the change of color in leaves. All of this depends on the kind of tree.

This explains why all the trees I have observed all have different characteristics on the leaves they have. Each tree will eventually know when to lose their leaves before the cold and frost.
I really like how I found this out because I thought that trees just lost their leaves as a sign of  the leaves dying. But the tree is actually protecting them and itself from the cold. Trees are, for example, like mothers, caring for themselves and their children. In this case the leaves would be the example of children.

 Works Cited

"The Science Behind Fall Color." Asheville . N.p. n.d. Web. 2 Nov 2014