I like November. It has much to recommend it.
\nWe get an extra hour of sleep.
\nIt’s still Autumn. The foliage, while muted, is still beautiful.
\nIt includes one of the neater holidays of the year, Thanksgiving.
\nThe days and nights are cooler, making it easier to work and to rest.
\nAnother thing about November is leaves. I’ve done a rake twice at Dixon and started on Edgewater this weekend. I couldn’t get the big lawnmower started, so have done everything by hand so far, filling up the truck twice.
\nClumps of soaking wet leaves started to kill the grass, as I feared, and their tannin gets on everything, clothes, hands.
\nI’m going back today with my electric mower to try to clean up the rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I like November. It has much to recommend it. We get an extra hour of sleep. It’s still Autumn. The foliage, while muted, is still beautiful. It includes one of the neater holidays of the year, Thanksgiving. The days and … Continue reading