Lucky me! We had another delivery of leaves that were raked up by students on the Civil Rights Trip as a fundraiser. Soooo many paper bags full of leaves. I feel rich.

We looked at the paper bags full of leaves. We looked at the roll of contractor bags we planned to put them in. We looked back at all of those leaves.

And all of the sudden we were totally grossed out by all that potential single-use plastic. So I cleaned out one of the compost bins and started emptying bags. (And our Resident Expert folded up the paper bags to return for reuse.)

1. Dump out a bag of leaves.
2. Climb into the bin and stomp them down.
3. Water liberally.
4. Repeat.

I am so pleased that they all fit! It will take a little longer to decompose than they would in those plastic bags, but I can wait. Gardeners play the long game.

Rain is coming —