So I’m out front watering the potted plants there, and I notice something.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of leaves on the ground.<\/p>\n
A lot of leaves.<\/p>\n
I look around. The obvious explanation is, as usual, the giant cottonwood between our neighbor’s house and ours. <\/p>\n
But all the cottonwood’s leaves are green.<\/p>\n
Well, duh. The yellow ones are all on the ground.<\/p>\n
Like I said, I like autumn. But fall sucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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