Orange Leaf, Red Leaf

I don't think I have a favorite. Just the thought of leaves turning - green fading to red, orange, pink, blue, yellow - and I am disarmed. In Ohio the maple and oak trees always put on magnificent displays, especially in the Mohican State Park skyline. Years were spent rolling in fallen leaves, thwarting my father's plans for tidying-up the yard. Why do we rake them anyhow?