Our backyard this time

It's time to get ready again and arm ourselves with rakes and a muncher. A big clean up is about to occur soon at our backyard. Every year we have our share of fallen Autumn leaves and part of our backyard is covered with them. It is our big pecan tree that is responsible for the major mess but we don't want it to be cut down.It gives us shades on summer days and besides it produces yummy pecan nuts which we always enjoy during picking season.The tree hasn't finished shedding the leaves yet, and there are still a lot to come to the ground by the look of it . We have to wait until it is almost bare before we can start gathering the leaves and pile them ready for the muncher. We are going to munch the leaves and make a good compost out of it which is good both our plants and pockets. That's why I am not complaining about this tree. It gives us an excuse to get out in the sun and be busy together. It may take a day or so for us to finish the job depending on interruptions that comes along the way especially the unpredictable weather. I myself cannot spend my time the whole day cleaning the backyard.
While I was outside taking these photos I saw a bird perching on the branch of the pecan tree, a noisy miner.