The shifting seasons from summer to fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year; the tapestry of blazing reds and oranges from the changing leaves will never not evoke a sense of awe and ...

Every fall, it starts the same way. The air turns crisp, your rake reappears from the garage, and your weekend calendar mysteriously fills up with “yard work.” Half a dozen leaf piles later, you’re ...

Homeowners generally assume that raking the leaves off their lawn is a necessary fall maintenance task — but is that actually true? Well … it depends. Raking leaves does offer a number of advantages, ...

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 ...

Human nature is an interesting and wonderful thing to study. It is at once both totally predictable and entirely surprising. And observing demonstrations of human nature can be endlessly entertaining.

To rake or not to rake? It's officially autumn in Greater Cincinnati, which means beautiful fall foliage. Watching the leaves turn colors is one of the highlights of the season. Until those leaves hit ...

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Generic photo of a film camera. Homeowners generally assume that raking the leaves off their lawn is a necessary fall maintenance task — but is that actually true? Well … it depends. Raking leaves ...