The maple leaves

It’s been a busy few days here at Pine Haven. The winter winds have blown a fair bit of the leaves off the trees and the carpet of rich yellow and brown colour litter the ground and garden beds. I both love and hate this windy season of the year. The colour of the maple tree is just incredible, but once the leaves litter the ground for a few days, they get in everywhere. If the front security gate is accidentally left open they all rush in as if invited inside. I find myself constantly sweeping them out. The blower becomes my constant friend as it makes life a little easier to manage the verandas and patio. We’ve been battling with our blower for many months now. I tried all sorts of things to get it going. I even had a friend who is an excellent mechanic look at it. It would go for a while and then fizzle out yet again. So we called it quits with the blower today. We changed brands, which is something I’m not in favour of doing. I have my brands which are tried and tested, but we seemed to get a lemon with this blower. Stihl is a very well-known brand but we decided to go with a Husqvarna today instead. Hopefully it will stand the test of time. There isn’t a more valuable piece of equipment for me this time of year.