So, Graham’s off on his two-day Muse trip to London and Dolly and I are left behind to play our own tunes. Dolly is zizzing on her cushion in the living room and I’m here, happily digesting my Atkins diet breakfast. Well, you try getting a low-fat breakfast in the Neath Morrison’s. Soon enough now I shall creep upstairs to take a little nap and, shortly after, I shall hear the pitter-thud of Mega-cat paws on the stairs and along the landing as Dolly comes along to snuggle up.
We know how to manage our time alone, do Dolly and I.
Everywhere is grey and damp and ankle deep in fallen leaves. Apparently there’s a great scandal story on in the tabloid press because, shock, horror, while leaf fall from parks and commons is collected for composting, the leaves swept up from pavements and roadways, all polluted, littered, and dog-messed, are sent off to landfill. Well, blow me down. What on earth do the eco-fascists expect? I have this amusing vision of eco-warriors parading under the trees with protest banners urging the trees: ”Do not dump… recycle.”
Oh. Boy.
I agree, John…. Nature by itself is a scandal!
Good golly they should be around here where people used the blasted blowers and send the leaves in the street to clog drains! Our city may be in to recycle things, but not leaves.
Leaf disposal is not a problem in my small town. No one cares about them, including the town council. We’re left to rake and dispose of them as we see fit. That even includes burning them if they’re not too sodden with the rains. No one uses leaf blowers. The next good blast of wind would just bring the leaves right back into their own yards again.
I wonder, John, if Graham is away, can you enjoy your pork chop untrimmed? Can Dolly keep a secret?
Watch out for the leaf-Nazis! Laughing my head off!
Sorry! That was so Not Politically Correct.
Sil has the right of it. Maybe they can figure out a way to sterilize the compost. Then it won’t compost. Geee.
All those leaves have a huge carbon footprint so they must all be raked up, put into jumbo jets, and flown to some tropical destination where they will be studied by a select group of United Nations diplomats and eco-celebrities. A five volume summary report of preliminary conclusions and recommendations will be printed and distributed worldwide.
Jm has studied the way of the talkers too well. 8^)