>>608125Hey there, fellow Texan.
Like you, I was familiar only with the post-Halloween period where all the leaves immediately turn brown and then get sucked away by the wind. Then I got a new job and moved to Pennsylvania.
If you're from Dallas, imagine a cold morning in December with some frost on the roofs. Now turn all the trees into what would happen if you detonated an art school's paint room, concentrating solely on the ROY section of the ROYGBIV spectrum.
Seriously, during the weather in local Pennsylvania TV news they have a fall foliage forecast. It's pretty cool. Things are peaking right about now.