Why do I even try?

It's Tuesday morning. My day off for having just worked the weekend. Time to get stuff done. I start with some exercise, 30 minutes on the elliptical. Followed by a quick trip to starbucks for an iced mocha. Back by 8:30, late enough to start yard work without pissing off the neighbors. Today, just 2 days to thanksgiving, I shall get up all the leaves out of my yard and make my yard the envy of my neighbors.

What was I thinking?

I looked at the forecast, sunny high of 72 with possible afternoon showers. Great I'll get it all done in the morning then when it starts to rain in the afternoon I won't feel bad heading in to play wow.

Stupid David. Stupid.

I like to mow up my leaves catching them in the bag and then place them into the woods in back of the house. Raking is just too back breaking for my large yard and while I have a leaf blower I stink at using it. Leaves flying everywhere. It usually takes twice as long. No I'm going to mow them up. I put in my ear buds turn on a podcast and go to town. Round and round in ever smaller circles to catch every leaf.

An hour and a half later success. Now off to the grocery store for pie ingredients for my portion of the thanksgiving meal and then some wow time.

When a forecast goes from sunny to showers in a day what does that mean? That's right a front must be moving through to make it happen. And what does a front bring? Wind. And today's brought some very strong gusts. As I returned home I was horrified to see my yard looking as if I hadn't been there at all. All my hard work gone. I instantly blamed my wife and the dog who both denied any part of the mess. No it's was mother nature that old bag. She had blown down all the remaining leaves from the trees as well as depositing most of the ones from my neighbors yard onto mine.

What was I thinking? Procrastination with leaf pick up is the only logical way to go. I'll just let these stay there until spring. To heck with the yard. I'm done!

Mother nature you win again.