Over many years I have learned something about myself. I don’t like yard word. I especially don’t like fall yard work. This includes raking leaves. Oh sure it’s fun to make a big pile of leafs for kids to jump into, but the actual act of raking is a pain. Many years ago I bought an electric leaf blower. It was like the clouds parted, the sun rose and my fall brightened, because this tool helped me do this mind numbing job. Then I only had to make big piles of leaves, put them on a tarp and drag them to the mulch pile. Naturally that tarp was a kid magnet, but I digress. Well yesterday I went out and got a brand-new handy-dandy gas-powered leaf mulcher. No more blowing for me. I’m now all into sucking those nasty little tree bio droppings into a bag with their other compariots. The first time with the mulcher was a learning experience and I’m still getting used to it. I still think I breathing in too much exhaust fumes. Nevertheless when the bag gets full I walk over to the large paper bio-refuse garbage bag, and I easily unzip the bag and unload the mulch into it. No piling, no tarp, and no dragging. Now the yard looks much nicer, and it was fun in the process. Sweet.
