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.
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.
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! :^)
Yakety Sax about 8 hours ago
Autumn memories.
Clancy23 about 8 hours ago
Notice the similarity in the bill of Arlo’s cap and Janice’s hair? :-)
pschearer Premium Member about 8 hours ago
Is there anywhere in the U.S. that leaf-burning is still legal?
Ruth Brown about 8 hours ago
I loved the burning leaves when I was a kid. As an adult, I loved our burn barrel in Illinois.
yoda1234 about 8 hours ago
Ah, the golden days when you could burn your leaves and pretend they didn’t pollute the air…..
SpacedInvader Premium Member about 8 hours ago
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.
Rhetorical_Question about 7 hours ago
Teenager dreams?
Carl Premium Member about 4 hours ago
Those were the days.
Outnumbered about 4 hours ago
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.
Null Island about 3 hours ago
Young Arlo has a “Star Trek: The Next Generation” shirt.
John Leonard Premium Member about 1 hour ago
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.
jruckman 35 minutes ago
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! :^)
lrpete Premium Member 16 minutes ago
Good grief, it’s a cartoon.
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