When we were living in Illinois, Art's cousins from the Big Island came to visit us in the fall. We had chestnut, locust, cherry and maple trees in our front and back yards. That made for a lot of falling leaves. Art's cousins were absolutely in awe of all the beautiful leaves forming a colorful carpet on the ground.
They even asked if they could help with raking the leaves. Did we deny them? Noooo.... We were willing to share that experience with anyone.
As we got older along with many of our neighbors, we hired a landscaping service to do the deed every week for a reasonable cost.
When we visited Maryland last year, raking those leaves seemed like a novel thing to do again.
And yes, it was fun to do that one time. I'm thinking a powerful leaf blower might be a good idea if we ever do this again.
They even asked if they could help with raking the leaves. Did we deny them? Noooo.... We were willing to share that experience with anyone.
As we got older along with many of our neighbors, we hired a landscaping service to do the deed every week for a reasonable cost.
When we visited Maryland last year, raking those leaves seemed like a novel thing to do again.
And yes, it was fun to do that one time. I'm thinking a powerful leaf blower might be a good idea if we ever do this again.
Naw. No blower. You need to experience the zen of it. 😎
ReplyDeleteI'm with him!
Deletei remember this chore well. Fun as a novelty, but can be a great deal of work depending on the size of the yard and the number of trees. My preferred method was to wait for a good wind to blow the leaves across the road and into the woods.
ReplyDeleteWe leave our leaves on the lawn all winter and then pulverized them and return them to the lawn in the spring when we mow.
ReplyDeleteLeaves are a pretty chore
ReplyDeleteI'm happy our HOA does it, though we do miss working in the yard!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea.
ReplyDeleteWe lived in the woods at the old house. Mostly oak and maple. My brother in law had a leaf blower, and he sent the leaves back in the woods, where they belonged. The two older grandkids were strong enough to handle the blower, too. They all loved the job.
ReplyDeleteFor me it's unbelievable how many they have to rake. My daughter reminds me of how hard she has to work.
ReplyDeleteYes, the autumn leaves are one good thing on the continent!
ReplyDeleteI just use a leaf blower myself.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have that many leaves to rake, and those we do rake up go onto the flower beds as mulch. It's the storm clean up from our evergreen trees that makes the most work.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that in raking leaves, absence has made the heart grow fonder, for you.
I'm a fan of mowing over the leaves with a lawn mower until they fall apart. If there are a lot of them it takes several passes, but I still think it's easier than raking...and bagging.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anvilcloud. It's a very Zen thing to rake leaves. Plus the noise of the leaf blower drives me crazy. :-)
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