The trees don’t seem to be actively turning yet, except for a few trivial bunches of yellow on the cottonwoods. But, all of a sudden, we’re getting drifts of leaves in the yard. <\/p>\n
Oh, boy. Leaf raking time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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