Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for November 13, 2022

Our boy didn’t realize he was saving those really nice boxes just for today.

put em on the front porch for porch pirates

“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” — Oscar Wilde

“Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.” — William Cullen

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” — Albert Camus

This one leaves me speechless.

Please, Leave the Leaves. Thank you.

When does a box become a carton?

Boxes go in Recycling, leaves in Mixed Organics.

In a county of over 700,000 people, our county government had a free recycling program. You had to read the rules, take a test to prove you know what is “approved” for cardboard recycling, get a number assigned to you on a small card, take your cardboard through an inspection point to get it approved before you put it into one of the two or three dumpsters on the ONE day of the week you can drop off cardboard. And I only had to drive about twenty miles one way to get there. Wonder why I only did it once. Meanwhile, the one recycling place that took glass, paper, cardboard and phone books five days a week, got their very busy recycling lane shut down because the neighbors complained.

One of the good things about the drought is year was hardly any leaves. Usually I have to run the mower over the lawn a couple of times to mulch them. Not once this year. And the pile in the back from the trees is minuscule compared to normal. Also no fruit flies. None!

Once again, Janis’ eyes for the win.

Christmas presents to friends and neighbors!!!

Now wrap them in green and make an artistic Christmas tree ornament for your yard.

Now Janis needs more online orders to restock the box/carton supply. Vicious circle.

They also make great Christmas presents.

Three, you found a use for those empty boxes.

Falling here now. I hate fall leaves because I have too may deciduous trees and shrubs.

I’ve decided that fallen leaves are for insulating the septic system.

Here in the county we have the privelege of paying 120.00 a year to use the dumpsters. Leaves are a no no. You will be fined.

Our boy did not realize…………a thing!

It does?