Leaves

For the past year, my mom and I collected rakes, so that the kids can all rake at the same time!   We managed to bring our total up to 6, but one of them is tiny, so we'll need to look this coming year, and probably one more for Billy too! = )

This was round 1:

In round two: all 5 are raking here, if you look very carefully. 

Alice did her allotment and was done.  Everyone else stuck around for a picture. = )

And then, what we woke to the next morning.  bleh.

So, we raked it again, but it was the final round.  A huge windstorm came through and pushed all the leaves against fences and into corners.  I'm clearing those areas slowly, but surely.  If I don't finish, they will stay until spring, and the small critters can use them as homes.

later days

edit: backdated for continuity.