Brown oak leaves, yellow cherry tree leaves, rusty laurel leaves, and burgundy maple gathered on my lawn. A sweet little sugar maple leaf landed on my head and it struck me that there must be as many ...

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Leaf blowers are convenient and fast, but they cause noise and air pollution. An electric or battery-powered leaf blower eliminates air pollution. Leaf raking is more eco-friendly as well as more ...

It’s time to turn over a new leaf — billions of them, in fact, as trees begin to shed their canopies for the winter. My leaf mover of choice is the rake. It’s much quieter than a gas- or ...

Q: I use a rake to gather the leaves falling from my trees. I am getting older, and the raking is getting harder. My neighbors have more trees, and they use leaf blowers, but they are noisy. Is there ...

The question appears harmless on the surface, yet beneath the sheen of civility lies an ugly fault line that splinters in every direction -- from checkbook issues to health concerns to noise pollution ...

It was broad daylight and I was uncharacteristically raking leaves. Usually at this time of year, my neighbors hear the tines of my rake scraping the sidewalk long after dusk. Last month, it was after ...

A neighbor wandered into my backyard on a picture-perfect Saturday morning to gently step on my ego. “We have a leaf blower if you want to use it,” she told me. She told me this just minutes before it ...

If you've ever attended an air show, you know it's always a great time, and if the air show includes WWII American fighter planes, the show is even better. It's a thing of beauty to watch P-51 ...