a young girl reaches up trying to catch bright red and orange leaves as they drift down from the tree branches above. Her friend jumps excitedly beside her, arms outstretched toward the falling foliage. The autumn wind causes dozens of colorful leaves to detach from the trees and spiral downward. More leaves continue falling like natural confetti all around the children. Other park visitors in the background smile as they watch the leaf-catching game unfold. Parents nearby rake up piles of fallen leaves that have already accumulated on the ground. the flat green and colorful parts of plants that have fallen from trees