leaves

For those of you who don't know, we have 2 very big trees in front of our place. When they are in bloom with leaves, they shade our front room which is very nice in the summer but it is also very nice to just look at the canopy of leaves. They are such a delight in spring and summer. However, when fall comes around, that is a different story. What goes up must come down, right? Well that is what happens. Our canopy of nice, green leaves change to a pretty yellow before they turn brown and fall to the ground. After spending a ton of time raking them up into 15 HUGE piles, I was pretty tired. It is a multi-day event. My neighbor, Shannon, came to help me bag them. After an hour, we bagged 4 piles which consisted of 20, that's right, 20 large garbage bags compacted to the max full of leaves. Only 11 more piles to go!