Leaves

So, what can I say about leaves?  At this time of year  -  a lot!  The last couple of weekends going to the cabin I've noticed the change in the leaves.  This past weekend was spectacular!  What struck me as odd was that one side of the road was more colorful than the other.  Coincidence or fact of nature and the weather?  With the changing of the leaves comes the falling of the leaves.  This year I will not be able to use the leaf blower/vacuum which I am disappointed about.  It was relaxing for me to go outside and just suck up the leaves  -  a good time to think.  I've decided I will rake instead and the hubby can suck up the leaves.  At the cabin he is putting the chopped up leaves by the new concrete steps to fill in a little.  At home he puts them in the garden for mulch, however, in the past he's gotten quite a few and they haven't been decomposing like he had wanted.  You see, he's even got the neighbor to put her leaves in the garden too.  In fact, later yesterday evening (it was getting dark) I heard the sound of the rake outside as she was gathering her leaves.  They have two big trees in their front yard and they get a ton of leaves.  Of course, I heard the girls over there in the yard, too, and I hope they were getting a good pile made to jump in first.  It wouldn't be fall without that rustle in the leaves.