Weekend Yard Work

The weekend temperatures rose to the low and mid 30º mark. The melting snow and dripping from the rooftop reminded me I had some outdoor work to finish.

 The Halloween decorations have been stranded because of the wrist sprain, the 15 pound weight limit, and temps too dang cold...until today.

The nine or so inches of snow gathered on the roof. It was time to get some of it off. I used the roof rake and pulled what was left off the roof.

I thought we paid Anthony's Tree Service to remove all those dead branches. Guess the crew missed one.

I got all the lawn furniture put away; five chairs, three tables, and three solid, heavy wood tables. The planter is still out there. Too heavy to move now. (The photo is from earlier in November.)



The following photos were taken on October 26th:

It was a beautiful October this year. Some of the perennials were still blooming and would have looked better, but we had put away the hoses for watering. A friend had emailed saying she had planted tulips. AH HA! Some spring flowers would be perfect in the backyard flower bed.

The ground was so hard, I had to use a spade and fork to dig up the soil!

 Yes, a color theme going on in the back yard. If just some of them make it through the winter, there will be some vivid color when we get back next spring.

I planted pink tulips in the other perennial bed. Now if the squirrels and rabbits just stay away...