As Thanksgiving approaches and the FC community anticipates a brief vacation, it is easy to overlook the natural details of autumn. While many stress over schoolwork and spreading sickness, leaves outside change color and the temperature finally cools off.

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said, “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

In between campus buildings five and six, the sour gum trees turn their brilliant shades of reds, yellows, and oranges during mid-November.