"Among the last yard-related chores I completed yesterday was one more round of raking -- oak leaves, to be specific," writes Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "I love oak trees but not in the late fall. These majestic hard woods are among the most stubborn of the leaf trees cuz oak leaves just will not leave in their entirety before the snow flies." More here.

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