I can't believe that it is November 13 already...wasn't the snow melting just a while back and I was cursing all of the summer rain?
The image above is the last of the waterfall for this year. Today in zero degree weather we turned off the water and 'blew out' the underground pipes. What a job! And cold too! Now we wait for the sub-zero temperatures and for the larger pond to freeze over. Then out come the ice skates and I am back to shedding a few pounds. I always seem to add about 6 lbs from the end of gardening season to the beginning of skating season. I guess it's all that sitting at the computer that causes it...or is it the eating?
The above image was taken last week and I must say that the grass is still pretty green...the leaves have fallen but the grasses edging the pond are still swaying in the wind. I'm excited to see my Dwarf Blue Arctic Willow next year. It grew 3 times it's size in one year and planting it beside the waterfall was simply perfect. This is one shrub/tree that doesn't quickly shed leaves in the fall. Mine still has plenty.
Unfortunately, I did not heed my own suggestion and spray my my Tiger's Eye Sumac with a deer deterrent. Those silly beasts came into the yard and chewed it to bits...and bits. My own fault. I will know better for next year.
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| My Tiger's Eye Sumac Fall Colors |
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| My Dwarf Blue Arctic Willow |
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| My poor eaten Tiger's Eye Sumac |
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