springtime

Ahh the spring! The sun is shining, and the snow has finally melted away...

Unfortunately, the results of my landscaping efforts have now revealed themselves - or, rather, the lack of effort thereof. My grand plan last fall consisted of the following steps:

1) Ignore the falling leaves for as long as possible
2) Ignore the fact that most of the leaves are coming from trees on your property, and let the wind redistribute them around the neighborhood
3) On one or two occasions, fill a couple of paper bags with said leaves - to make it seem like you're pulling your share
4) Run the lawnmower without raking first, creating an optical illusion of order
5) Leave for a long overseas trip at the height of the foliage season

So, now I'm dealing with a myriad of leaves on my lawn that have somehow failed to decompose the way they were supposed to. Oh well - brown kinda matches the outside of our house ;P