Landing in a pile of leaves can be painful. Even a large pile does not cushion you very well. To top it off you and your clothes are covered with tiny pieces of crunched up leaf particles.
I moved to Shawnee National Forest (Trail of Tears) with 16 acres, mostly trees, I have trails, and I made a front lawn for the views, but I have lived here eight years now and not had to rake once, I do live on a Bluff with some strong winds coming through now and then. It’s nice not having to rake leaves.
I can still remember that Autumn in New England smell of burning leaves.
As enterprising kids, we looked forward to October in New England to make a little extra money. Usually, the same customers we had for mowing their lawns in the Spring and Summer, also paid us to rake their leaves in the Fall and shovel the snow from their sidewalks and driveways in the Winter.
Such wonderful childhood memories, not only of jumping into leaf piles, but we also used to rake the leaves into designs before piling them up on our driveway to burn them away while roasting marshmallows. At some point later, burning became illegal. ˙◠˙
One of my favorite memories from when my son was small: We were visiting my MIL in Spokane, Washington and the maple trees had all dropped their leaves the night before we arrived. My son dove into those leaves and had such a glorious time playing in them. (We lived in So CA where there was never an opportunity to play in a leaf pile.) I have a photo of him spread eagled in the pile with a grin of extasy on his face. When he finally came into the house and took off his jacket, he was filthy in only his head and hands, wherever he hadn’t been covered by the jacket. It was good for a laugh.
howtheduck about 1 year ago
April may be extraordinarily slow when it comes to falling, but her understanding of language at age 3 is quite fast.
charliefarmrhere about 1 year ago
Landing in a pile of leaves can be painful. Even a large pile does not cushion you very well. To top it off you and your clothes are covered with tiny pieces of crunched up leaf particles.
snsurone76 about 1 year ago
Why do the onomomopeas say “sweep” when John was using a rake?
jennrb2010 about 1 year ago
Nice to see April acting like the kids in Family Circus instead of being her unruly self
Enter.Name.Here about 1 year ago
Took a long time to fall. Looked like lunar gravity.
Pet about 1 year ago
That sums it up beautifully!
birkemeyerjulie about 1 year ago
We used to make leaf houses. Fun at the time.
Forest Dweller 54 about 1 year ago
I moved to Shawnee National Forest (Trail of Tears) with 16 acres, mostly trees, I have trails, and I made a front lawn for the views, but I have lived here eight years now and not had to rake once, I do live on a Bluff with some strong winds coming through now and then. It’s nice not having to rake leaves.
Redd Panda about 1 year ago
I live next to a Cole Slaw farm. In the fall, we have to rake up all the bits of cabbage and carrots that blow into the yard.
DawnQuinn1 about 1 year ago
Lighten up a litte. April is having fun, something sorely lacking in your comment. Learn to laugh a little, enjoy life.
Linguist about 1 year ago
I can still remember that Autumn in New England smell of burning leaves.
As enterprising kids, we looked forward to October in New England to make a little extra money. Usually, the same customers we had for mowing their lawns in the Spring and Summer, also paid us to rake their leaves in the Fall and shovel the snow from their sidewalks and driveways in the Winter.
ladykat about 1 year ago
It’s fun, isn’t it, April?
Daltongang Premium Member about 1 year ago
Yes she did.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Exactly. I like the smell of fallen leaves that have been stacked and prepared for evacuation, as long as I didn’t have to do it.
g04922 about 1 year ago
The joys of childhood….
dv1093 about 1 year ago
Ohio here: 1/2 way through October, and all my leaves are still in the trees. And they’re still green. What’s up with that?
chief tommy about 1 year ago
That’s right baby girl!!
Rose686 about 1 year ago
AWWW
French Persons Premium Member about 1 year ago
She doesn’t realize that she’s rolling around in Farley’s poop..
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 1 year ago
It took me awhile to realize that this is not as fun when you’re bigger.
Doctor_McCoy about 1 year ago
Leaf angel!
zippykatz about 1 year ago
Wish she’d get rid of the rag-mop hairdo.
PlatudimusAtom Premium Member about 1 year ago
Such wonderful childhood memories, not only of jumping into leaf piles, but we also used to rake the leaves into designs before piling them up on our driveway to burn them away while roasting marshmallows. At some point later, burning became illegal. ˙◠˙
jldewane about 1 year ago
O K SCROOGE
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 1 year ago
April is just so darned cute!!! ❤️
JanLC about 1 year ago
One of my favorite memories from when my son was small: We were visiting my MIL in Spokane, Washington and the maple trees had all dropped their leaves the night before we arrived. My son dove into those leaves and had such a glorious time playing in them. (We lived in So CA where there was never an opportunity to play in a leaf pile.) I have a photo of him spread eagled in the pile with a grin of extasy on his face. When he finally came into the house and took off his jacket, he was filthy in only his head and hands, wherever he hadn’t been covered by the jacket. It was good for a laugh.
Bill Löhr Premium Member about 1 year ago
Is April breaking the 4th wall?