Leaf Piles
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88 responses to “Leaf Piles”
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Nicole, I love everything about this! Fantastic work! I am so pleased your father didn’t get angry… I suppose he just expected you girls would undo all his hard work! But that’s what dry, crispy leaves are for! ;)
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Thanks :) I still love running through leaf piles. It’s so hard to resist!
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Of course, you are. One of the best things about autumn!
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So damn Cute!!!!
As always!
Love your posts! :)-
Thank you! :)
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this is fantastic! love it!!
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Thanks!
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Love this episode, love the slugs and love the stars in the girls’ eyes in the first picture.
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Thank you :) This one took a long time to put together!
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Ha! My dad did a lot of that very same sighing when we were growing up.
This takes me right back, Nicole. I can almost smell leaves now! And oh yeah, the slugs. My brothers would stuff them along with a bunch of wet leaves down my back. oh ,joy.-
Oh, yuck! Being young ladies, we did not touch slugs. We stuffed salamanders down each other’s shirts :)
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naturally! haha!
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great works, thanks,
vince
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Thank you
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This is so fantastic, as always! I think a lot of dads must sigh like that… When we were kids we had a really big yard, which meant a lot of raking for dad, and a lot of leaf piles for us! To be fair though, once we were done, we did try to help rake them up again, and we helped pile them into bags too…After we had had our fun though! :) Thanks for always bringing back such great memories with your amazing artwork! :)
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We had a big yard, too, and right next to the woods. I definitely made for the best leaf piles!
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Hi, I read this email just after I had raked and swept up a pile of autumn leaves. How appropriate
to enjoy the seasonal fun that colorful leaves afford us.
Rebecca Pinckney
The Teasel Lady-
:) Happy autumn, Teasel Lady!
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as always a great story
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Glad you liked it!
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Love this one!! Brilliant, as usual.
I can so relate to Nicki’s hesitation at first – I was always suspicious of messy fun as a child, like there was probably a catch to it, as in, say, unseen slugs?-
Haha! The truly wise child looks before she leaps.
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Your poor Papa :-)
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:D Yes, the poor, poor man.
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My kids do this to my poor neighbors! I hand them a rake and make them fix it when they’re done. ;) I think the temptation must be the fact that something is neat and orderly. They just can’t stand it! Wonderful work!
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The temptation is so strong! It’s just so satisfying to hear the crunch and see the leaves fly everywhere!
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Ah, the memories! Loved those leaf piles! I seem to have blocked out the slugs, though.
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I got slugged multiple times. Bleh.
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I love the SLUGS!
*Sigh* we had evergreen pine trees in the garden. I think jumping in leaves should be a crucial part of childhood!-
Thanks! I agree! Pine needle piles don’t sound nearly as nice.
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I jumped into a few slug piles in my time…that’ll make you quit jumping in leaves real quick.
Great post, as always!
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I’m not alone! Thank you :)
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I love this too much for words. Go you.
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Aw, thanks!
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Today was the first time that I’ve ever raked leaves, and it’s hard work! It looks so easy when other people are doing it. Love the post, and slugs are gross!
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Isn’t it? I always get blisters and have sore shoulders after the first yearly rake.
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dam slugs gotta ruin all the fun.
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Thanks! There’s nothing like a cold, slimy slug to ruin everything.
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Creative and hilarious!!! :)
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:D Thanks!
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Not to mention it kind of HURT to land in those things. I always thought the leaves would pad it more, but you’re basically throwing yourself on the ground. But I still did it!
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Ha, true!
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I went out for a walk yesterday and saw leaf piles…was still tempted, all these years past my youth, to run, jump and land.
A beautiful, creative reminder of childhood fun, Nicole!
Wendy-
Thank you, Wendy! It takes a lot to be a responsible adult and not go flying through other people’s leaf piles.
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Hmmm, I also hold myself back when it comes to puddles. You can take the girl out of childhood, but you’ll never take the childhood out of the woman. Or something like that.
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Boy does this bring back memories. Except for the slugs in the leaf pile. Really? Ewwwww!
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Really. And multiple times, too. Slugs. Ugh!
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Haha, please, please, create a slug font! I want to type all my letters with it!
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If I knew how to create a font, I totally would.
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http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Create_Your_Own_Font
Can you finish it in time for my Christmas cards?
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If I do, I hope you know I expect a Christmas card.
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I promise.
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Those stars in the eyes tell everything!
I don´t jump into pile of leaves anymore although very tempted every time I see one. I still kick piles of leaves up in the air, though without hasitation.-
Yeah, I kick through leaves whenever possible, too. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures :)
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Oh, I laughed right out loud at this! I had a similar experience, but, where you had slugs, we had salamanders. *shiver*
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Wow, really? I would have LOVED that. We were always looking for salamanders down by the creeks and then bringing them home. I got in the biggest trouble I had ever been in the day I drenched Chrissy’s bed with cold water and stuffed as many salamanders as I could find under her blanket.
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OMG! I’m sure your mom was fit to be tied!
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Oh, yeah. It was the baddest thing I ever did as a kid.
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But, you were probably retaliating something equally bad that Chrissy did, right?
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I will never forget the autumn when I went from Pile-jumper to Pain-feeler. Guess I didn’t rake enough to cushion my fall! Now I rarely rake them….I say let nature clean up after herself! Now, sledding, there I’m still a fan….but as a father of 4 it’s tiring on the up hill pull! ;) (Love to see that one illustrated!)
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I still rake them, but it’s mostly because of peer pressure from my neighbor with the perfect lawn. Seriously, his yard won an award.
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And yet there are more of us than them! Lawn snobs! ;)
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wow…. it is really an amazing one…. i’ll be glad if u follow back my blog… :D
keep doing something interesting dear….!!!-
Thank you :) Best of luck with your blog!
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you are welcome… btw.. thanks for joining my blog..!!!
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love the slug font!
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Thank you :D It’s always fun for me to play with letters.
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Great job! I love these! Can’t wait for more ;D
♥Some-girl-named- Mary♫
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Thank you so much, Mary!
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Even at 27, I feel that I’m still not too old to play in the leaves.
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Me neither. I hope I never am.
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Awesome cartoon, Nicki!!! Totally worth waiting for. Anyway, I also loved jumping and playing in piles of leaves as a kid, but I hated the slugs (and the re-raking) as much as you and your sisters did. However, I stopped jumping in leaf piles when I was ten, and I accidentally landed on my ankle while leaf-jumping.
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Yeouch, that sounds terrible!
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Ha! I LOVE how you spelled “slugs” (I’m sure I’m the ten thousandth person to say that)! Genius!
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Thanks, Jules :D
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Your artwork is so cool and the stories captivating. I don’t know why, but when I look at your blog, it relaxes me–I think it’s finding the beauty in a simple homespun craft. Awesome concept! Thanks for your hard work.
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Thanks, this comment made me smile.
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Ahahaha. Warm memories of times spent in leaf piles with my own sisters flooding back now ^^
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Ewww! Slugs!
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YUCK. Slugs in the leaves for you; dog poop in the leaves for my kids.
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OMG! Add me to your fans!
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I think my dad is SO glad we don’t have leaf piles!
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So damn funny .You’re very creative. I loved all your cartoons .thanx for sharing :)
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Reblogged this on wahyulia0322.
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Hmm, that second screen… makes me think that Nicole is the angel on the shoulder and Chrissy is the devil :). So funny :D.
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Yay! I was going for that! :D
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The Middlest Sister 
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