Leaves...I love them.....

We have two trees in our yard.. use to have 3 different ones.. but the King cut them down as they were starting to rot..

We now have a non bearing cherry tree and we also have an

MacIntosh apple tree. Neither one of them are big and don't

have much for leaves.  So we don't rake them.

Our neighbor has a huge oak tree and it has lots of leaves..

It is beautiful in the fall with all its big yellow leaves... but

those too, are left to rot on the ground.  No one is bothered by the leaves.

The thing is all of these trees have been thriving wonderfully well.

I have always wondered why people rake the leaves. Maybe take some of them for the garden.. but I have to ask you....

Who rakes the leaves in the woods?

 I love the looks of it.. as it is like a big yellow blanket around the tree... and in the winter.. it is covered with snow.... letting the tree

getting its nourishment from the leaves...