Close encounters

Well, our yard is about two-thirds of the way raked, and we have had some rainy days that have set us back a bit. Even so, there is a 100% improvement, and I can see the grass again! It has been relatively warm around here (our fruit trees have buds), so hopefully our grass will come out of dormancy soon. We have remnants of the burnt leave piles in our yard...large black circles, in no particular pattern. It looks as if we had multiple alien landings! Oh well, anything is better than a gazillion leaves, acorns, etc!! Our next project is to break out the tiller and get the garden ready for early spring!