Piles Of Leaves

Yesterday was raking up the fall leaves day. Today they are in huge piles throughout the yard. We purposely did not pick them up yet because today the grandkids will be over to jump in them which is something that is not to be missed. Seeing the sheer abandon with which the little ones skip through the leaves and throw them into the air is delightful. We expect to have four little people making showers of leaves later this afternoon (please don't let it rain!) How I wish the other four little ones could be here to join them. Most of the leaves have now fallen from the scrub oak trees and I am always a bit sad to see the tail end of the season. I know that there will be beautiful winter days ahead so I'll have to focus of that. Not, however, until we see the very last of this incredibly beautiful fall.