raking leaves
Gathering fallen foliage
Raking leaves is the seasonal chore of gathering fallen leaves from a lawn or yard using a rake.
The task is emblematic of autumn in temperate climates, often portrayed as wholesome outdoor work: I spent Saturday morning raking leaves.
The phrase sometimes stands in for tedious but necessary upkeep generally.
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- fallDescend under gravity
- crisp airCool, clean, invigorating weather
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- yardLinear measure or grounds
bagging · paper bags · mulch · compost · lawn · tines · gathering · crisp · crunchy · blisters · back pain · sweeping · wind · scattered · orange · brown · leaf pile · jumping in
- seasonal activitiesapple picking, pumpkin carving, pumpkin patch, pumpkin picking, hayride
- seasonal choressnow shoveling, shoveling snow, gutter cleaning, winterizing, spring cleaning
- seasonal annoyancesmosquito, mosquitoes, pollen, hay fever, allergies
- drudgerychores, housework, grunt work, busywork, drudgery
- houseworkdishes, sweeping, mopping, dusting, dishwashing
- military dutiesguard duty, sentry duty, patrol, combat duty, active duty
yard work activity type
raking leavesmowing the lawn
shoveling snow · watering plants · weeding · mulching · fertilizing
rake, rakes, raked, raking, leaves, leaflet, leaflets, leafed, leafless