November Rain

 Tom got a lot  done in the garden during our recent dry, sometimes sunshiny days. The garden is mostly put to bed, the bonsai are moved  under cover, the greenhouse is full of tender plants, plants are trimmed, yard waste bins have been filled and emptied and filled again, and lastly the lawn was mowed again. 

Now the rains have come, Tom is tired, and he gets to rest.

I only did a little bit to help. I did collect and store all of the yard art and helped clean up the first layer of cedar dropping off the patio.

Those cedar droppings went on the garden path.

The leaves of our Stewartia, dogwoods, and Japanese maples are finally starting to turn, and now they are coloring up fast. 

Autumn roses

I hope we get the bright red we usually get on these trees. 

Right now this one is orange from underneath. 

The Full Moon Maple in the front yard is going from green to orange very quickly. It's right outside our windows. 

Now it's all wet. Falling has begun, rain and leaves.