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Big Oak Leaf Challenge

November 8, 2026 Elizabeth Leave a Comment

We were outside handling "turds & birds" and leaf blowing the backyard and Steve found this Giant Oak Leaf! It's one of the biggest we'd ever seen. Steve has a challenge for the nature-verse - Can you find a bigger leaf? Post a pic or a video with your tape measure. Let's … [Read more...]

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