Just before I got ready for bed on Thursday night I took an empty bucket to the end of the road to fill it with plane tree leaves (they are huge this year!). As it was after 10 o'clock there were not many people about so I didn't feel too self conscious!
Made 5 trips. Put them on the front garden. As the nasturtiums as still alive due to the mild weather, I stuffed them between the plants and the wall. This is all to help hibernating insects and toads.
Showing posts with label autumn leaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autumn leaves. Show all posts
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Bucket of autumn leaves disappears!
For years I would see plastic hands for gathering autumn leaves in the catalogues and didn't buy them as I would only need them for a few weeks a year. Then a few years ago I got them and wished I'd got them sooner.
This year I at last got round to tidying my shed and found today that I had moved the hands from near the door. Blocked by the wormery by the door and bags of twigs from my neighbour's ashtree and bushes (for kindling) I can't see where I put them or easily get near the back to look. So I used a small handtool and my hands.
Whilst scooping up leaves I saw there was some fruit on my autumn raspberries, so I put the bucket down and picked and ate about 10 fruits. Came back and couldn't find the bucket!
I have a small garden, and was anyway only a few pacss away from the raspberry canes when I put the bucket down. It had seemly disappeared through a hole in the space/time continium (the one that often follows me around). Finally I saw it. From above a bucket full of autumn leaves standing on autumn leaves is very well camoflaged!
Along the road to the east of me are some plane trees - the leaves are really large this year. Is this the result of the wet summer?
This year I at last got round to tidying my shed and found today that I had moved the hands from near the door. Blocked by the wormery by the door and bags of twigs from my neighbour's ashtree and bushes (for kindling) I can't see where I put them or easily get near the back to look. So I used a small handtool and my hands.
Whilst scooping up leaves I saw there was some fruit on my autumn raspberries, so I put the bucket down and picked and ate about 10 fruits. Came back and couldn't find the bucket!
I have a small garden, and was anyway only a few pacss away from the raspberry canes when I put the bucket down. It had seemly disappeared through a hole in the space/time continium (the one that often follows me around). Finally I saw it. From above a bucket full of autumn leaves standing on autumn leaves is very well camoflaged!
Along the road to the east of me are some plane trees - the leaves are really large this year. Is this the result of the wet summer?
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