Is It Summer? Fall? Winter?

 Monday was one of those days we would have called Indian Summer, a beautiful warm sunshiny day in November. We have yet to have a hard freeze or s**w, or like one year, an ice storm that lasted until March. It was the perfect day to get some outdoor work done.

The first project was taking the dying plants to the neighborhood drop-off for composting. While there we filled some 5-gallon pails with composted dirt to add to the flower bed. Ten pails of dirt! I cleaned the bed, sort-of, before adding the new dirt. In the spring I will plant some poppy seeds graciously and abundantly donated by a neighbor. And I will add another layer of compost dirt. It was nice to get that job done as it is something I had been wanting to do for a year.

Not all of the summer plants went to the drop-off yard. (The hibiscus are gone.) This geranium planter looks too good to toss. No, I am not keeping it over the winter. I have tried that before, and it failed. Besides, what would I shop for in the spring????

This flower was planted in late May, early June in the raised cucumber bed. It has become more beautiful the last two months. No reason to pull it yet. It is an annual.

The front stoop decor is ready for the next holiday. The Halloween decor is put away and Thanksgiving is out. The real pumpkin still looks good (no hard freeze) so it is still hanging around.

So we've covered the seasons of summer and fall. We also prepped for Winter on Monday.

Hubby hung the Christmas lights while I held the ladder and lights. I would NOT let him but the outdoor decorations out. That will have to wait until the end of the month. One holiday at a time!

Another indication winter is coming. The patio chairs are covered and secured until spring arrives.

It felt so good to be outside in the sunshine working on seasonal projects. I/We got a lot accomplished. Well, a lot for us...