It is that time of year. When the last of the leaves fall to the ground. I am always surprised at the amount of leaves that fall in my yard. This year I have already raked twice. Fortunately, in this case, my yard is small. I live in a community that will pick up the leaves if I put them at the curb. That is nice and annoying at the same time. Nice because the leaves will soon disappear. Annoying because 1) I have to rake them and 2) everyone else puts the leaves on the curb so the road is clogged with leaves.
I do not mind leaves on the ground. Sometimes the sound of the crunching leaves is cool to hear. Since I can get rid of leaves for free, I might as well. Knowing our community there is probably some rule against having leaves in the yard. Some people burn their yard waste or dump it further it woods. Others make piles for the children to jump in. I know I have been sheltered, but I am not sure if I have ever jumped in a leaf pile. Right now that does not sound appealing because I would imagine it would hurt. I saw some story on the news where people make a 17 foot high leaf pile and jumped off a roof onto it. Not for me. I do not enjoy raking that much or heights.
When I rake it always seems I miss a spot. I get the leaves to the place and turn around. Only to see more leaves in the area I just raked. I tried to use an electric leaf blower I received as a gift. It worked pretty well, except for my incompetence. That is hard work!
Leaves come and go, but there is always work to be done from the ground up.
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