The leaves are getting ready

I can tell that the leaves on our trees are anxious to drop off the tree and onto the ground to make work for us because they are quivering with excitement. Last year was a big year for leaves and this year may be just as big. The story of last year's leaves is here.

We almost started raking up leaves this week-end but decided to wait until more leaves drop. This is a picture of our house, one of the trees and some of the leaves that have dropped so far. It's been a beautiful week-end. We had a full week of rain until Thursday this week. The bad weather makes the good weather seem so much sweeter. The colors of the local trees have been disappointing this year. There have been some isolated brilliant colors but not like in previous years. Oh, well, as we Red Sox fans said last month, "Wait till next year."