Beware Falling Leaves or Not

Well, Fall is about half over, and most of the leaves have changed from their summer outfit of green to their fall coat of many colors with many trees having shed that coat for winter nakedness. While that is true for most of the trees here in CT, I have the fortunate pleasure of having oak trees. My oak trees like to hang on to their leaves as if to laughingly say to Fall, "We are not going to bare it all for you!" They like to hang on to their leaves for as long as possible which they then just turn a yucky brown color as if to give Fall a taunt of 'No pretty Fall colors from us -- Na-Na-Na-Na-Na". It usually isn't until around Thanksgiving that the oak trees have to cry "Uncle", and Fall wins out. One would think the oaks would know by now that they never win. Silly oaks!!

So why am I telling you this, and what does it all mean? The short answer is so you'll feel sorry for me as I have to keep my fingers crossed that we don't have an early blanket of white before I get the opportunity to go outside in the cold November winds to rake up all my fallen leaves. (Okay, let's hear it ----- Ohhhh, poor Ron.) The long answer would be, well, too long so I will not tire you with it now. ( I will keep it as a possible blog entry for the future in case I happen to run out of blogging ideas.)

On a positive note concerning Fall chores (because after all - we are to accentuate the positive - eliminate the negative), I was able to clean out the garage last weekend (which you know if you have read my last blog). That means the cars can be put to bed inside - away from the overnight frost - and not be awakened prematurely in the morning to be defrosted.

Happy Fall, and God bless us everyone!