Entropy or futility

The front yard is, er, was clean. I spent a couple of hours today raking up the pine needles and maple leaves. I didn't even get finished before there were leaves all over the place again. I did the best I could, but am left wondering why. Probably because I got tired of the yard looking like nobody loved our house (even though it was just cleaned up two weeks ago).

And now all I have to show for it is nothing but some very SORE shoulders and neck.

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