Two tales of One Tree

It is that time of year when the morning air has a chill to it and the leaves of trees start to change color.  This is a picture of one small maple outside the window at work.

The crimson color is so vibrant.  It seemed to enjoy the nice sunshine but it was not to last.

The colder days moved in and even thought the sunshine was still present, the tree could not hold onto its leaves. 

Now it sits naked to the cold and the wind, although sunshine still baths it with light, it will have to wait until May until the leaves start to reappear.
But one nice things about this cycle is we know to expect more leaves in the spring.