Berkeleysider Robert Trachtenberg sent in this photographic triptych showing the dramatic leaf shedding of a Ginkgo biloba tree in Berkeley (he knew the name of the tree, we didn’t, but then he’s the landscape architect, not us).

Tracey Taylor is co-founder of Berkeleyside and co-founder and editorial director of Cityside, the nonprofit parent to Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Before launching Berkeleyside, Tracey wrote for...