FoxTrot by Bill Amend for November 03, 2019

I remember kids doing house and yard chores for the family and not getting paid for it.

Heck, I just mow the leaves into tiny bits that the first wind storm blows away. makes life much simpler.

So, she wasn’t sincere, she was just stalling. Got it.

Oh leaf her alone. We should all be thankful for those things.

Go explain to dad the value of mulching the leaves on the lawn.

The Sunday strip we’d see without the new ones (dates are out of order due to Halloween):

https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/10/19

Clearly, Dad caught wise to that little trick. And I’m sure the leaves were unflattered anyway, considering the circumstances.

Marie Kondo method of leaf raking.

I once offered my son and his buddy (they were young) a penny for every Sweetgum tree ball they bagged. They thought it sounded great at first…

Passing through the Berkshires in the fall Ive often had the same thoughts. This year’s foliage is exceptional.

I’m early

I only want to discard the ones that don’t spark joy. :D