We are still in the wind-down of Autumn, here in Minnesota. My property is graced with many large trees, which is wonderful, but it also creates a lot of work. The trees must be trimmed. They drop branches. Some drop acorns. And most of them drop leaves.

So once fall arrives, it is weeks of work to clean it all up. Today was a lovely day for working in the yard, and I got a lot done.

This first picture is my box garden, just before I removed the last of my summer marigolds.

Now let’s head to the backyard, which was my big project of the day.

Hopefully the next few pictures convey what a big task I had ahead of me.

But I did it! I collected a lot of the leaves in bags, which I put in my car to take to a leaf drop-off center nearby. The rest I hauled into a compost area at the corner of my yard.

I used a leaf blower and a rake to get the leaves onto a tarp, which I dragged to the compost.

After about four such trips, I was finally down to the last batch! Whew!

After all that my husband went over the whole yard with the lawn mower to chop and mulch the remaining leaves. But it was getting dark, so I didn’t get a picture.

Thanks for coming along on my leaf collecting adventure!

Photo credits: All of the photos in this post were taken by me and belong to me, unless otherwise noted.

My bio: I am a fiction writer and photographer based in Minnesota. I have had a lifelong love of fiction writing. I earned my MFA in writing from the University of New Hampshire. My short stories have appeared in a range of literary journals and anthologies, and my first short story collection, Somewhere in Minnesota is available on Amazon US as well as international Amazon sites., Barnes & Noble or from the publisher.

Want to know what I’m publishing and where? Visit my website, www.jaynalocke.com, or follow me on X, aka Twitter, at www.twitter.com/@jaynatweets or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/authorjaynalocke.

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