Comment: Thanks for the lovely card and note.
It does get quite lovely here in the fall. The rural road I live on is beautiful. My own yard though, is lined in oaks and hickory. They are lovely shade in the summer but I only get to rake brown leaves in autumn.
I love the smell of the leaves burning but I don't burn them myself. I believe it releases too much carbon into the atmosphere too quickly. Besides, I find my compost useful.