View of colourful trees turning in autumn against modern buildings, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Looking towards Pen-y-Fan in winter, Brecon Beacons, Powys, South Wales, United Kingdom

View of colourful trees turning in autumn against modern buildings, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Kitsilano Beach at Sunset in Autumn, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Autumnal forests in Arashiyama of Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Autumnal foliage and red wooden Shinto temple, sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Autumn foliage, Honshu, Japan

Nemoto Nyoho Shinto Pagoda on sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Konpon-nyoho-Tower, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) in summer plumage near Vigur Island in Isafjardardjup Bay, Iceland

View of ornate buildings of Reykjavik from Tjornin lake at dusk in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

Tropical almond (Terminalla catappa) (sea almond) ripe leaves and fruits, Poovar Island, Kerala, India, Asia

Wild flowers blooming, Cattolica Eraclea, Agrigento district, Sicily, Italy

Surroundings of the village of Tighza under a thin layer of snow, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Scuro lake in spring, Val Piora, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Around Cadagno lake, Val Piora, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Autumnal vineyard in the Napa Valley, California, United States of America

European beech, Fagus sylvaticus, autumn leaves, Perthshire, Scotland

beech fagus sylvatica october edzell, angus, scotland

Seasons change because more direct sunlight falls on some parts of Earth than others at different times of the year.

High angle view of trees in the forest, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA

Low angle view of a snowcapped mountain, Mt Rainier, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA

Reflection of stones in water, Bubble Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine, New England, USA

Evzone soldiers performing change of guard, Athens, Greece, Europe,

Evzone soldiers performing change of guard, Athens, Greece, Europe,

Evzone soldier performing change of guard, Athens, Greece, Europe,

Evzone soldiers performing change of guard, Athens, Greece, Europe,

Ice floes on the Baltic Sea off Stein, Probstei, Ploen district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Lush foliage on maple trees, Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Facade of a temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Trees in front of a church, Lunenberg, Vermont, USA

Church in the garden, Chelsea, Vermont, USA

Close-up dry leaves

Mountain biker descends grassy meadow road in mountains

Sunset light over Lago Maggiore and Isola Bella

Autumn colored vineyards above Dogliani, Piedmont, Italy.

A woman running over the Animas River on a bridge on the Animas River Trail in Durango, Colorado.

View across alpine meadow to storm lifting off snow-capped peaks

People at an ice rink on new year's eve, Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

People skating in an ice rink, Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

People at an ice rink on new year's eve, Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Fallen leaves on benches, North End Park, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

People skating in an ice rink, Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Country church in red and white hiding in the autumn coloured foliage in the hills; Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada

Fall colors abound in Colorado during the seasonal change. Brilliant yellow leaves adorn the trees as far as you can see. A beautiful state to drive through during autumn, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States of America

Fall colors abound in Colorado during the seasonal change. Brilliant yellow leaves adorn the trees as far as you can see. A beautiful state to drive through during autumn, Colorado, United States of America

Close-up portrait of a male willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) showing early breeding colors in its neck and eye combs, surveying its high-country territory in Southcentral Alaska's Chugach Mountains on an April day. The head and neck will become completely chocolate-brown as the bird's breeding colors develop, Alaska, United States of America

Fall colors abound in Colorado during the seasonal change. Brilliant yellow leaves adorn the trees as far as you can see. A beautiful state to drive through during autumn, Colorado, United States of America

Tree in a park with buildings in the background, Lo Presti Park, Boston Harbor, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Vibrant autumn coloured foliage in a forest of deciduous trees, Fulford, Quebec, Canada

Wilmore Wilderness In The Fall, Alberta, Canada

Young Woman Wearing Hat With Camera And Walking Through The Woods Near Creamer's Field, Fairbanks, Interior Alaska, Autumn

Part of a brown frosted maple leaf with central ribs and distinctive outline, Utah, USA

A frosted red brown maple leaf, autumn foliage with ice crystals around the edge. A gnarled wood surface, Utah, USA

An aspen tree with smooth white bark. The outline shadow of three maple leaves on the trunk, Utah, USA

A brown frosted maple leaf, with a frosted edge, with the light shining through it. Autumn, Utah, USA

A brown maple leaf, frozen and frosted, lying on a sheet of ice, with jagged patterns of frost and ice crystals, Utah, USA

An autumnal red maple leaf lying on snow, Utah, USA

Autumnal foliage. Three maple leaves in orange and red, laid on a black rock background, Utah, USA

Tree branches with yellow fall leaves with mountain in distance

Tree in winter against clear sky

Trees in autumn colors

Tree in winter against clear sky

Pine tree in winter against clear sky

Tree in winter against clear sky