Falling Leaves

We have a large Chinese Elm (at least we've been told that's what it is - the pictures on the internet look different than what we have). A little over a year ago we had it cut back, as we do every few years. It's semi-deciduous, which I think means sometimes the leaves fall, but you're never quite sure when that will be. Well, it's been shedding its little tiny leaves like crazy for the past month or so. I have been raking them a bit at a time, but the leaves along the street have taken priority in the compost bin. Today I finally worked on the leaves in the mulch and all over the cottage yard. Two hours later, I got the vast majority of them (for now), but when the bin gets emptied next week, I'll be back finishing it up. That is, if the leaves stop falling at this crazy rate.

At least I am not shoveling snow!