These days I dictate field notes into my smart phone ... The answer is no, not a chance. Location: Autumn Leaves Road, Wayne Township, Pa. Creeping along, we spy a northern flicker on grass ...

If that prospect doesn’t lift your spirits, go stand in those autumn leaves and breathe. Relief, health and big reasons for hope are waiting right under your feet. Liza Field teaches in Virginia ...

We are also a bit tidier as a race, which means that the sight of an unkempt, unmown lawn is now much less ... For a start, regularly rake up any fallen leaves that land on the lawn.