Until The Last Leaf Falls

@LadyDuck (471355)

Switzerland

October 12, 2015 10:58am CST

I have not been around a lot today, there was one urgent thing that I had to do in the garden. I had to cover the pond with the leaves net. This is an annoying task, I have to empty the pond and clean it first. Then I go inside and install the net over the pond surface and I secure it all along the border with some rocks and stakes. When finished, I fill the pond with clean water, so it's ready for the winter. The net will stay in place until the last leaf falls. I will remove it before the first snow, I like to see the frozen surface of the water in winter. Do you also have things that you hate to do?

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

12 Oct 15

The surface of a pond isn't large. But perhaps there is enough room for you to do some pirouettes on ice-skates in winter?

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

I am sure there is enough room to fall on my bottom

I have to get a photo of the cat walking on the ice this year, he is too funny.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

@MALUSE Animals look funny when they walk on the ice. Cats are curious, this one never miss to take a little walk.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

12 Oct 15

@LadyDuck I remember a walk on a lake which had frozen over with some friends and a boxer dog. It was funny to watch it walking slithering on four legs.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

12 Oct 15

We have to close the pool, which will be done this week. It's an good 3-4 hours of work.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

I have also closed the outside hot tub this afternoon, my hands hurt for picking out the already fallen leaves manually.

@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill It is not yet too cold, 50 in the morning and around 57/58 during the day. It seems the cold is coming from Thursday.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

12 Oct 15

@LadyDuck We have no trees near the pool just for that reason, but if there were any in there we scoop them with a net - no cold hands. How cold is it there?

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@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

13 Oct 15

lots since i have gotten disabled i have a hard time changing my bed, taking shower and dressing, can't vacuum like i used to, etc.

a lot of those i used to love doing tho

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

I can imagine that for you everything is a hard task now, I like vacuuming and cleaning the house, with the exception of cleaning the oven.

@much2say (55562)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Oct 15

This reminds me of our friend who has a pool. He doesn't believe in covers for some reason - but then he ends up having to clean the pool all the time. They have many trees around their yard, and much of the leaves (and dirt) end up in the pool below. Having some sort of cover makes more sense to me. We don't get snow here, but a bunch of joke how lovely it would be if the pools could freeze for winter - then we could ice skate - hee hee!

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@much2say (55562)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck It must look pretty neat when it freezes in the winter too! Just how big is your pond?

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

@much2say It is not big, let say, it is the size of a medium pool, but it is nice in winter.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

It makes sense to have a cover, at least I can keep everything clean for the nice season.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Oct 15

If I had a yard, I would hate raking leaves. That is not one of my favorite things to do.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

It is annoying and many times when you have almost finished the wind blows and all the leaves floats around you.

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

13 Oct 15

Hi Anna! Just signed up. There are always things that need doing that we don't like to do.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

Hello Dianne, I am glad you joined, it is too frustrating to interact on the other site now. I agree, there are always things we dislike, but must be done.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Oct 15

I can imagine the fish are looking forward to the pond being filled again.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

I have no fish in the pond, during several months in winter the surface is frozen. I should install something to make them breath, it's expensive and it's another painful task... no fish!

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Oct 15

@LadyDuck At least if the pond freezes over they will remain fresh and you will not need to keep them in the freezer.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

@Asylum Poor little things, I believe that the animal rights would have something to say.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Oct 15

One thing I dread doing is raking the leaves as they fall off the trees. I have one pretty good sized tree in my front yard, and it is loaded with leaves. I am older now, and things are a lot harder to do than they were when I was younger. I do have a blower and I have used it instead of raking, but it seems to blow them where I don't watnt them to go.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck If I blow them before there are to many, then it would be easier, but I wait until they are are almost off, and then it becomes harder. I just don't like doing them to soon, as I have to redo them anyway, since they just keep falling.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

I also have a blower, but sometimes it's quick and easier to rack the leaves.

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@allknowing (136100)

• India

13 Oct 15

No, We have no such tasks. We have to clean the compound though regularly that gets filled up with dry leaves from several trees.

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@allknowing (136100)

• India

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck We do not rake but use a hard broom to sweep off. Raking takes a lot of time as we have several trees.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

The more you rack the leaves the more seem to fall down from the trees.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Oct 15

I think i can feel you even if we don;t have a pool in our yard . That's really tedious .

I hate cleaning the bathroom . But i have to .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Really ? But the bathroom is much bigger than an oven , my dear.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

@SIMPLYD I know, but the oven takes so much time, it's hard to clean.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

I still prefer the bathroom to the oven.

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@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

13 Oct 15

just about any kind of house work, but oven cleaning has to be the worst

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@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck and then it gets used right after cleaning so it's immediately getting messed up again.

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@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck It's like the myth of Sisyphus where he has to keep rolling a rock up a hill for eternity. It just runs away from him and back down when he gets near the top. Oven cleaning is the same - it never ends.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

I agree, this is horrible and I have the feeling it's never perfectly cleaned.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

12 Oct 15

i ne'er emptied my pond, jest did a good cleanin' 'n covered it with the net. 'course, that'd tick the birds off 's it interfered with 'em takin' their baths in the waterfall. i aint real fond 'f cleanin' corrals these days, findin' it a most dauntin' task with weakened muscles.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

I have put bird baths in the garden, the pond is pretty big, last year I have not covered it and in summer it was a mess, bad smelling for the rotten leaves. This is a hard work, some times I am tempted to cover the pond and forget about it.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

@crazyhorseladycx The birds are funny, they do not use the nice bird bath I put in the garden and they go to bath in rain puddles.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

12 Oct 15

@LadyDuck yes ma'am, i'm familiar with that awful smell. my pond's been semi-dismantled since spring coz there's a leak someplace in the liner. 'nother 'f the hubs 'projects' that he's not completed. on the norm, i run the pond year round. i've bird baths 's well, the birds jest choose not to use 'em, lol.

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@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

14 Oct 15

We are surrounded by Oak Trees. The acorns drove us crazy this year but when the leaves start to fall we will have tons of leaves on the yard. We live with a ravine in the back and we gather the leaves and dump them down the ravine. It is hard work and yes I hate doing all that work but we have to to save the lawn.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

We also have a ravine in the back that ends down in a small book... do you know where I blow the leaves?

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@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

15 Oct 15

@LadyDuck yes I do and when we rake the back we use the blower too.

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@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

12 Oct 15

There are household chores that I don't hate doing but tire me so much. One is the cleaning & "reconstructing" an indoor comfort room pad for our cats & kittens. We thought of having it in a corner of our kitchen door so that the pets need not go out of our house for their BM needs. The main reason is, we don't want any of them face the risk of being hurt, or worse, killed by our dogs who seem to be in constant war with them. Hay...

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

I have seen cats and dogs living together, but most of the time it's better to keep them separated.

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@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Yes, my dear Anna, but not our cats & dogs. I don't know why they seem to hate each other when they know they belong to one household, ours! Weh!

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@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

12 Oct 15

Oh there are lots of things I hate to do. I imagine I would hate dealing with the leaf net if I had a pond, too. But I can see that it might be attractive in the winter with the ice on the surface.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

I have to agree that in winter is pretty with the iced surface and the cat skating on it.

@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

14 Oct 15

There aren't a lot of chores that I dislike.....Oh wait ironing and vacuuming, my husband always did that and now I have to but I don't do it very often. A pool would be lovely but I imagine a lot of hard work.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

I do not like cleaning the oven and washing the dishes but I do not care vacuuming and ironing. A pond is hard to keep, but it's nice to see.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

12 Oct 15

It does sound a daunting task, though it is nice to actually have a pond Anna. Yes, I only have an apartment no garden, or yard so the only thing I hate to do is clean the oven.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

12 Oct 15

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

You are completely right, a pond is nice to see, but it's a lot of work in every season. I also hate to clean the oven.

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@Tampa_girl7 (50205)

• United States

13 Oct 15

Oh yes, Like cleaning my oven.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

It seems that cleaning the oven is something we all hate.

@NeldaHoxie (1381)

• United States

13 Oct 15

I don't love tending the compost pile, but it is a cheap and effective way to grow lots of vegetables.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

This is another thing I do not like too much, but it is good for the soil.

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

13 Oct 15

Here I am again! Just trying to see if I can comment. ;)

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

We had some glitches today, but everything seems fine right now.

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