11.8.14 Autumn

Week after week,  Dan has been mowing up leaves and making trips to the compost area.  Some weeks he filled the compost bin, the pickup , and the trailer 3 times. Today he cleaned the gutters and did Eleanor's yard and ours, front and back, one last time.

He had some help, briefly, from Joey.

Most of our leaves are actually in the driveway and the back yard. They get into the area around the grill, under the deck stairs, etc.  They need to be shoveled out!

Here are my minor attempts at autumn decor. Love the colors of these fake berries. 

The Snoopy scarecrow flag is another favorite. I keep it up through Thanksgiving.  I noticed that the loops that attach it to the pole have both ripped, probably due to the high winds.  

All things "Peanuts Gang" make me happy. 

We are supposed to have snow Monday, so everyone seems to be making an effort to get their leaves up before the snow flies.  Joey is at Charlie and Lizzy's today, helping them shovel the last of their leaves into a pickup.  Often, leaves from the houses across the street to the north, blow across to our yard.  This year, an amazing attempt was made to get their leaves bagged.  They had about 30 of those brown, recylcable leaf bags at the curb for compost pick up Friday! We have never seen their yard this leaf empty, in the years they've lived across the street! 

Cheers to fallen leaves, raked and bagged, before the snow flies!  People in the neighborhood are already out doing holiday decorating! 

Zach enlisted the help of Corbin, Caleb, and Caleigh to help put plastic on over the main floor windows at the farm house.  Dan went out this morning to help Dan get plastic over the windows on the 2nd floor.  Every little bit helps. 

Joey and I ate at the altar society's baked potato and dessert luncheon after church today. A good time was had by all!