With one cottonwood in full fall colors, and the other still in summer green, one may wonder how this could be when both are in such close proximity. In the fall, the decrease in intensity and shorter hours of sunlight and the changes in temperatures cause the leaves to stop their food-making process. The chlorophyll breaks down, the green color disappears, and the other pigments already in the leaf become visible. This fact tells us that even though one may think that each tree has had the exact same conditions (due to their closeness), there must have nevertheless been differences in the soil and light that surrounds them.

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.
1st Corinthians 12:4-6

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