The leaves all fell off in one week

The backyard as seen from the deck above.

I am going to have to shovel this deck with a snow shovel.

But we can see the Mississippi River from our deck and living room again.

Yard Work Galore

Okay, the family is back in yard work galore.  But the big question, if we took all those oak leaves out last fall, why are there truckloads still on the ground after the snow melted?  I was excused because I am slow and because I injured my leg after 9 days in the Winnebago at [...]

What are we going to do with all of these leaves?

The Oak trees have dumped their load and now we have to cope.
We are going to tackle it tomorrow with a shredder vacuum chipper and a back pack blower.
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Too bad John Deere does not make one.