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Football season is in full bloom and the tantalizing color of brilliant autumn leaves cannot be far behind. If you want to view the spectrum of color on the Web, this site is waiting for you, linking you to splendor from New England to California and from Michigan and Wisconsin to points south, but not the Deep South where autumn is different -- warm, no frost on the pumpkin, different trees. There are connections to all sorts of information. Our own Brown County is mentioned in Going Places. The U.S. Forest Service has a Fall Color Hotline with suggestions of where to go and an offer of color slides to those who want to remember the vibrant colors after this year's leaves are gone. There are tips for photographers and a link to Curious Kids Science Newsletter with information about why leaves color and a snippet about what dying leaves and ripening bananas have in common.There is a more sophisticated discussion of why leaves change color provided by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and there are tips on landscaping for fall color from the University of Delaware.