The Quercus palustris in our front yard produces copious amounts of leaves each year (although not the beautiful oranges, reds, and yellows that I've seen around town), and we usually have a full carpeting two or three times a year. Before hauling the pile away, we gave the girls an opportunity to run and jump and throw the leaves everywhere--but they just sat there, perplexed. I suppose that we should not expect so much out of these first time experiences. They did enjoy being fully engulfed by the leaves at times, and, of course, enjoyed holding and munching on them. More pictures on flickr...