So we were unprepared and rakeless when the tree started dropping her leaves. We got some of them in the last mow of the year. The plan was to let her dump everything and then rake once, but on Tuesday, with only half the leaves down, our entirely front yard was completely covered and spreading into other yards. So, I bought a rake and five yard bags at Lowes (ignorantly thinking that'd be enough).
Halfway through, I went back for more bag packs. We wound up filling 10 bags before calling it a day. On the bright side, the weather was beautiful and we got some exercise. And I got to jump in a big pile for kicks.
Yesterday was another beautiful fall day. I went for a walk, Mike watched football. When I came back, there was a strange tapping noise coming from the west wall. I went out to investigate.
