Fall is here!

I usually hate this time of year.  I hate cold weather.  I wish it could be 90 degrees all year long...but it can't.  This year I have been lucky.  We had a very late Fall, and the leaves are just now changing.  Although I hate this time of year, I love what the weather does to all of the trees!  My best friend, Kara, lives right up the street from me now.  So... I get the pleasure of driving this beautiful drive, very frequently.



 Kevin and I have a back yard with 4 huge trees that "shed" their winter coat.  This also has been quite the experience for us raking, blowing and vacuuming.  I have found recently that raking is a GREAT workout!


This is what the backyard looked like before raking...

Tree #1 right above our house...As you can see not many have even fallen yet!

This is tree #2 that is in my backyard...also not many have "shed"

As you can see, Kevin is working hard at blowing the leaves.  We attempted the vacuum first, but soon realized blowing and raking needed to happen beforehand.  I was very proud of myself...I made all of those piles.  My back was so sore the next day!