I wish raking was all I had to do. I spent today hitting up Home Depot for a small electric pole chainsaw, cut down a bunch of nasty overgrowth and whatnot, and now I have a heap of fallen tres bits in my yard.
I am going to try my hand at mulching tomorrow with the chipper/shredder I rented, and then I get to rake and mow.
Then, if I am really lucky I will have enough time to fertilize and areate the soil....! Oh but then there's the junk in the side yard, and don't forget the hedge needs pruning...