winter is here

[low_delta]

I'm so not ready for it.

Remind me not to take a vacation during leaf raking season. We raked up part of the yard before we left, and when we got back, that pile was wet through. Three weeks later, I raked most of the rest of the yard, and now I've got a pile of leaves the size of my shed, with an inch of snow on top. And it's not supposed to get above 20° for the rest of the week. I've got some brush to burn too. Maybe if that fire gets hot enough, the leaves will dry and burn. It's gonna be tricky, though.

Comments

you can't burn wet leaves

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

i'll never forget the first time i smelled leaves burning.
alexandria virginia, rich fall colors, a dry, cold day.
walking home from school, the dead cat by the playground.

fall.

Re: you can't burn wet leaves

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

What am I gonna do?! *pulls hair out*

I guess I'll go get my oil changed.


I'm sorry a dead cat had to intrude on your vision.

Re: you can't burn wet leaves

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

*giggle* it was weird and it stuck in my mind all these years.
don't pull your hair out! sheesh. burn the dry leaves, dry the wet ones ;) *ahem*

[vlinker.livejournal.com]

just get a good hot fire going and feed the leaves a bit at a time.....

don't forget to bake the potatoes......

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

:)

a pile of leaves the size of my head

and your problem is?
I need to clean my glasses.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

:-D

[rivendweller.livejournal.com]

Ray cheats when the leaves are wet. Two words: motor oil. I know. It's evil, but we live in the middle of nowhere.

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

Lol... my friend Jimbo also cheats out here for the big brush piles, especially if wet. He also uses two cheat-words... "gasoline" and "RUN!". :-)

[banana.livejournal.com]

Do you have to burn them? What if you just let them rot down in a quiet corner?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I could if I had a quiet corner. Actually, I don't really want to do that either, since one of the trees has black spot (fungus), which can spread if the leaves lie around. But I might have to leave them lie, if I cant' burn them. And it's looking less and less likely that I can.