Monday we had a very heavy frost. As the sun warmed up, the frost started to melt. As the frost melted, the weight of the water caused the leaves to start falling. To see this, click on the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfIp42F ... ge92IcO2U0
We've been seeing leaves falling for a couple of weeks now. Most of them are now on the ground and the trees are looking very bare.
It's just beginning here... golden fall leaves are my favorite. I was thinking about that tree you posted a pic of last year -- remember? A beautiful before shot with all the yellow leaves still on and then an after shot where they had all fallen off...