Next to our Mother’s framed photo in my lounge room, I have a photo of Dad raking autumn leaves in our cousin’s garden in Rye, N.Y. These are very special to me, as both M & D have passed over many years ago.
Oregon white oaks drop garbage all year round. Our summers are dry, so they self-prune; then it’s dead flower season; then acorns; THEN leaves. But it’s always branch and twig season. Last Spring a neighbor’s oak dropped a 10" diameter branch. I cut up the part in our yard, but the rest of it is still in theirs.
Our previous neighborhood had some streets lined with ginkgo biloba trees. I recall a description of their dropping all of their leaves at once with the first frost resembling a surprised burglar dropping its loot.
Our neighbors on our driveway side of the house have a HUGE!!!! tree in their backyard. It was there long before they bought the house. (We have been here longer than them.)
The tree has thin, long leaves and also long strips of pollen in season. Our RV (Chevy) van is parked at the head of our driveway which is on their side of our house. In the fall it drops loads of these leaves and in the spring the same of its pollen.
The leaves and pollen fall into the open area between the hood and the windshield and into the engine. We have had to replace the blower motor for the heater/ac windshield blower 3 times so far from all of this getting into the same.
Some years ago I made a screen piece to cover the area of the opening and keep the leaves out – but they still find their way in. A couple of weeks ago I sewed (per husband’s design" using a fabric intended for diapers (so would survive in the rain, but not ruin the car hood paint by sticking to it) a cover which goes halfway down the hood to halfway up the windshield. Fits well. He had an idea how to keep it in place with magnets – and bought a large number of rare earth magnets – but they were too hard to get off the cover when needed – too much magnet. He then bought hook magnets (as one would put up to hang their keys on their fridge). These work well – but started to rust. Bought outdoor paint to pain them – but husband read up and found out would not work. So paint was returned and he has sat for 3 evenings covering each magnet in a small, thick plastic bag which was sealed closed tightly around each of the magnet hooks with packing tape. Hopefully this will work. (Though I do envision a hurricane blowing all the hooks through the windshield one day.)
The dude from FL Premium Member 3 months ago
Now you can play in the leaves
rob.home 3 months ago
Next to our Mother’s framed photo in my lounge room, I have a photo of Dad raking autumn leaves in our cousin’s garden in Rye, N.Y. These are very special to me, as both M & D have passed over many years ago.
rob.home 3 months ago
Thanks, everyone.
markkahler52 3 months ago
I’ll tumble into your pile, with color!!
EyeEmMe Premium Member 3 months ago
I have several mulberry trees. They all drop all of their leaves on one day. I call it leaf-dropping day.
david_42 3 months ago
Oregon white oaks drop garbage all year round. Our summers are dry, so they self-prune; then it’s dead flower season; then acorns; THEN leaves. But it’s always branch and twig season. Last Spring a neighbor’s oak dropped a 10" diameter branch. I cut up the part in our yard, but the rest of it is still in theirs.
Frank Burns Eats Worms 3 months ago
Wish-fall thinking.
Chalres 3 months ago
Our previous neighborhood had some streets lined with ginkgo biloba trees. I recall a description of their dropping all of their leaves at once with the first frost resembling a surprised burglar dropping its loot.
cuzinron47 3 months ago
You can’t always get what you wish for.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 3 months ago
Now, now. Think about that for a moment. Leaves are light and fluffy. Tons of dog treats would crush you!
mafastore 2 months ago
Our neighbors on our driveway side of the house have a HUGE!!!! tree in their backyard. It was there long before they bought the house. (We have been here longer than them.)
The tree has thin, long leaves and also long strips of pollen in season. Our RV (Chevy) van is parked at the head of our driveway which is on their side of our house. In the fall it drops loads of these leaves and in the spring the same of its pollen.
The leaves and pollen fall into the open area between the hood and the windshield and into the engine. We have had to replace the blower motor for the heater/ac windshield blower 3 times so far from all of this getting into the same.
Some years ago I made a screen piece to cover the area of the opening and keep the leaves out – but they still find their way in. A couple of weeks ago I sewed (per husband’s design" using a fabric intended for diapers (so would survive in the rain, but not ruin the car hood paint by sticking to it) a cover which goes halfway down the hood to halfway up the windshield. Fits well. He had an idea how to keep it in place with magnets – and bought a large number of rare earth magnets – but they were too hard to get off the cover when needed – too much magnet. He then bought hook magnets (as one would put up to hang their keys on their fridge). These work well – but started to rust. Bought outdoor paint to pain them – but husband read up and found out would not work. So paint was returned and he has sat for 3 evenings covering each magnet in a small, thick plastic bag which was sealed closed tightly around each of the magnet hooks with packing tape. Hopefully this will work. (Though I do envision a hurricane blowing all the hooks through the windshield one day.)