A FACE IN THE PILE

BY DAN MILLER
(originally posted November 18, 2005)

Who needs an alarm clock when it's leaf-blowing time?

Did somebody, somewhere, make a rule that leaf blowing should always begin before the first light of day?
Seems to me, these leaf-blowing machines would work just as well around midday.

Anyhow, the men with the leaf-blowers quickly rounded up all the leaves in our driveway into one huge pile.
But before they could haul them away, (fortunately) my wife spotted a hidden jewel right in the middle of the stack.

Actually, this has become a bit of an Autumn tradition at our house... something McKensie anticipates all season long, beginning with the first leaf that falls.

Of course, great care is always taken to make sure a visiting neighborhood dog hasn't already covered "another pile" before McKensie covers herself.

You can go ahead and spend your hard earned money on expensive outdoor playthings for your kids if you like.... but, take it from me, they like this kind of stuff best.

Just find a big pile of leaves, and they're happy.

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