WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR LEAVES?

GATHERING LEAVES by Robert Frost

Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.

I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like a rabbit and deer
Running away.

But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.

I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?

Next to nothing for weight;
And since they grow duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.

Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop?

So....what do you do with your leaves? It's funny, but I divide my leaves into the 'bad' ones and the 'good' ones. The bad ones get composted. The good ones get to be pathways in the wildlife garden. Good ones are in the oak family. Pecan leaves matt down, turn slimey and so get composted.  Thanks for stopping by and commenting on what you do with your leaves. BTW: Bagged leaves here in Houston get composted by the city in our recycling programs. :-) David/ Tropical Texana