Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 25, 2024

Autumn memories.

Notice the similarity in the bill of Arlo’s cap and Janice’s hair? :-)

Is there anywhere in the U.S. that leaf-burning is still legal?

I loved the burning leaves when I was a kid. As an adult, I loved our burn barrel in Illinois.

Ah, the golden days when you could burn your leaves and pretend they didn’t pollute the air…..

I love the smell of burning leaves. Hard on my sinuses now though. Had a couple fall into my BBQ pit a few days ago as I was starting the fire. Was an accident. Honest.

Teenager dreams?

Those were the days.

It’s going to feel odd, but good in a way, not raking leaves this year. A tornado earlier this year took out all of our trees except the evergreen. May have a few ransoms leave land in our yard. I can handle that.

Young Arlo has a “Star Trek: The Next Generation” shirt.

I still remember my maternal grandfather burning leaves in suburban Boston. My paternal grandfather piled them up against the house and held them down with tar paper and lathes. They helped insulate his dry stone foundation from the Vermont winters.

I no longer rake my leaves. I leave them as natural compost for the lawn, as a winter shelter for various critters like bumblebees, plus it keeps them out of the landfill. How cool is that? To feel smugly superior for having an ecological excuse for indulging my laziness! :^)

Good grief, it’s a cartoon.

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