I had forgotten how much hard work raking leaves can be. I remember now. Whew! Nick has injured an elbow from repetitive yardwork already (sawing through trees and raking/sweeping a couple of weeks ago), so today it was all me. I raked and Nick used a push broom and a tarp to clear out what I raked up. We're not done, but we cleared the area between the street and our embankment at the front of the house, the driveway and alongside it, and most of the front yard (excepting the area under the trees we decided to leave covered in leaves). Combine that with the hours Friday and Saturday spent clipping out trees and pulling weeds and vines from the embankment, and I am wiped! Looks good, though. And I managed not to get poison ivy!
Before and After
The detail isn't terrific, but you get a decent idea of how much overgrowth on the embankment
has been removed. We also thinned out a few of the smaller trees.
As previously mentioned, we definitely had help last month from Nick's parents on this one - thanks!
Our front door is ready for fall as well:
Next weekend we might be carving that pumpkin for Halloween but for now it's time to just enjoy the colors of the season.
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