My friend and fellow blogger, Autumn Grace from  Shades of Art , recently started a blog challenge called Drifting Leaves . This is an autumn-themed blog tag where bloggers can answer fall-related questions! This season is passing by so quickly. Believe it or not, we've already had our first snowfall and the temperatures are dropping well below freezing. The trees are nearly bare, and beneath the frost, the ground is covered with a thick blanket of dry and colorless leaves.

A while back, Lizzie from Starlight and Saucepans , Cecilia from Craft, Coffee and Cake , and Emily from The Bookwyrm Corner  nominated me for another round of the Sunshine Blogger Award. I was originally planning on getting this posted in August, but life got in the way—I apologize, Emily, Cecilia, and Lizzie, for that. 😅 (For those of you who may not know what the Sunshine Blogger Award is, check out my first SBA  for more details. And if you enjoy these types of Q&A posts

(This scientific article was originally published by the AEOP Blog in August 2025. You can read the article here, or continue reading...