When the calendar reaches the cooler months, why do trees always turn over a new page?
To change their autumn leaves
This riddle cleverly combines the common idiom about turning over a new leaf with the actual botanical phenomenon of trees changing their foliage colors. As the weather cools down, the landscape transforms completely to match the new seasonal chapter.
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