tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post116524282887004103..comments2023-09-25T05:04:32.754-05:00Comments on Laughing Ghosts: For The Love Of GreenPat Paulkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165452342128504212006-12-06T19:45:00.000-05:002006-12-06T19:45:00.000-05:00Funny...Again a good write from the simpleFunny...Again a good write from the simpleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165429170151981392006-12-06T13:19:00.000-05:002006-12-06T13:19:00.000-05:00I love this as a fellow none leaf raker-the langua...I love this as a fellow none leaf raker-the language is so rich a joy to readSue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165418079889779012006-12-06T10:14:00.000-05:002006-12-06T10:14:00.000-05:00For me this is multi-latered. The way we sweep the...For me this is multi-latered. The way we sweep the decaying parts of ouur life. We need to do that.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165407609797396292006-12-06T07:20:00.000-05:002006-12-06T07:20:00.000-05:00Thanks Nina!! It's all I have--the mundane and ben...Thanks Nina!! It's all I have--the mundane and benign.<BR/><BR/>Difference is a spice, not a point of contention. Thanks MB!!<BR/><BR/>Polona, it's definitely more fun!! Of course the neighbors think my laughing and shaking my fists a bit strange. Thanks!!<BR/><BR/>Corey, I've jumped in a few piles myself--leaves. Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Doughnutjane, you are right!! My being lazy has top soil benefits!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Kai!! Write some poetry!!<BR/><BR/>Margo the wind did, to my yard!! So, I whacked 'em!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Margie!!<BR/><BR/>Cathy, I think we're supposed to dip down to 20 Friday night. That's cold!!<BR/><BR/>Vaughn, thanks!! sorry for your lawn...<BR/><BR/>Andrew, for the right money you can get me to do almost anything.<BR/><BR/>SB, how'd you find out?? It was being filmed by a family from Chile on their cell phone. Cat's out of the bag now.<BR/><BR/>Dsnake, I say no to concrete jungles. Got to have trees and vines, and critters around. <BR/><BR/>GEL, you'd think he would've told ya. I love "natural", but a layer of leaves 3" thick would've killed the grass, so it was rake or blade. I obviously chose the blade.<BR/><BR/>Floots, I'm not either, but Home Depot didn't ask for qualifications, just a check. Got to love those guys!!<BR/><BR/>Amy, why thank you ma'am!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165349982519490652006-12-05T15:19:00.000-05:002006-12-05T15:19:00.000-05:00mulch mulch mulch - i love the expression of the s...mulch mulch mulch - i love the expression of the simple act ... !Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377214690897219532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165344380630571682006-12-05T13:46:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:46:00.000-05:00a ride-on moweri am not worthy :)nice one pata ride-on mower<BR/>i am not worthy :)<BR/>nice one patflootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165339757498479472006-12-05T12:29:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:29:00.000-05:00I'm with you all the way for conservation. One yea...I'm with you all the way for conservation. One year I raked 18 huge bags from our tiny front yard, all by myself. We catch the leaves from the neighbors' yards. Our "natural" yard must annoy those whose lawns look like you could eat dinner off of them- the folks out there raking twice a week.... Mr.GEM kidded me after my workout because he had used the mower almost all the time before I raked, but I didn't realize that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165293840895058002006-12-04T23:44:00.000-05:002006-12-04T23:44:00.000-05:00There's no leaves to rake here at this concrete ju...There's no leaves to rake here at this concrete jungle. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165287963450872642006-12-04T22:06:00.000-05:002006-12-04T22:06:00.000-05:00Coming to a cinema near you: "Norcross Chainsaw Ma...Coming to a cinema near you: "Norcross Chainsaw Massacre". Heheheheheh!! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165284661498649932006-12-04T21:11:00.000-05:002006-12-04T21:11:00.000-05:00You think you could come do my yard?? :)You think you could come do my yard?? :)J. Andrew Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567156257114496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165284423112234272006-12-04T21:07:00.000-05:002006-12-04T21:07:00.000-05:00Nicely summarized. I wish we had done something li...Nicely summarized. I wish we had done something like that this year. Our lawn will not be happy next Spring.Masagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739811491183011023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165278651951548412006-12-04T19:30:00.000-05:002006-12-04T19:30:00.000-05:00We had our first snow storm today.No more thoughts...We had our first snow storm today.<BR/>No more thoughts of lawn and gardens here for awhile.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723725320469656293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165270093592360752006-12-04T17:08:00.000-05:002006-12-04T17:08:00.000-05:00As polona said, we get a gem of a poem...created f...As polona said, we get a gem of a poem...created from your mulching of your lawn!<BR/>Good one Pat!<BR/><BR/>MargieMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165269926877255932006-12-04T17:05:00.000-05:002006-12-04T17:05:00.000-05:00Why rake? Why ride? My idea is to just let nature ...Why rake? Why ride? My idea is to just let nature take its course...the wind will eventually carry them away. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165267773165838912006-12-04T16:29:00.000-05:002006-12-04T16:29:00.000-05:00very nicevery niceKaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525571908541394623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165266181566883002006-12-04T16:03:00.000-05:002006-12-04T16:03:00.000-05:00Okay, I know this is just a poem, but raking leave...Okay, I know this is just a poem, but raking leaves is such a pet peeve of mine, and there's NO reason for it! Mulching is probably better for your yard anyway. Areas that haul away yard waste lose top soil and inches of elevation every year, so it's probably better for the environment to be lazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165266010439270162006-12-04T16:00:00.000-05:002006-12-04T16:00:00.000-05:00I raked leaves often as a kid...and jumped in many...I raked leaves often as a kid...and jumped in many piles. Actually this should be in reverse...I jumped in more piles than raked!Tongue in Cheek Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750859132595134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165264818529076612006-12-04T15:40:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:40:00.000-05:00what you do may not be pretty but it's probably mo...what you do may not be pretty but it's probably more fun than the raking and useful for the lawn, not to mention your readers who get the opportunity to read another of your gems. :)polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165260671709991572006-12-04T14:31:00.000-05:002006-12-04T14:31:00.000-05:00It seems long ago now, but I do rake the leaves in...It seems long ago now, but I <I>do</I> rake the leaves in the fall. Like you, I like to think the earth appreciates the leaves' return to it... I just do it a little differently from you! ;-)MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165252141217288682006-12-04T12:09:00.000-05:002006-12-04T12:09:00.000-05:00i like the way you turn mundane benign activity in...i like the way you turn mundane benign activity into verse. I like raking leaves... I like the SMELL of fall, because its so fleeting.....! In Texas we seem to have "3 falls"... because there is such a variety of trees....but finally - now -IT IS WINTER.NINANINAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033392452482081322noreply@blogger.com