This and That

The view Tuesday morning as I started taking down the deck garden.

Lots to cut back with day lilies.  Some of these we dug up last month and transplanted them.  They were the double bloom lilies.  I hope they survive.  It's still very dry.

I empty all but one of my pots that were on the deck.  The ones at the front porch need to be pulled out too.  I haven't purchased any pumpkins yet to put out there.

Good thing for a wheelbarrow that's easy to push.  I lost track of how many times I filled it.

The dahlias were removed from here but more to do.  Was taking a break so took a photo.

Project completed.  I left the marigolds and sedum to bloom until frost hits.

Another view of the hill behind our house.

Wednesday morning I took my walk.  You can see here how many leaves have fallen.  We hired someone to rake it for us.  They will bag them and then take to the landfill. I ended up gently firing our lawn guy.  From now on I'll be doing my own mowing.  New electric mower on its way, arriving next Tuesday.

The Meeting House steeple is being painted.

Lavender flowers predominate along the road side.

I keep noticing these trees when I walk.

I brought a leaf home once to try to identify it but with no luck.

It grows multiple trunks.  Anyone know what it is?

My turn around point today.  Cmpare this to my header to see the subtle changes in color.

Finally, I haven't fully embraced being from New Hampshire because of scenes like this. We think we know who owns this piece of machinery and I am amazed that he has left it to rust over a year now.  This isn't even near his house. But he's not the only one.  It's not unusual to see cars and trucks even a big logging rig parked in the weeds for years.  How can people afford to do this? Or maybe the problem is they can't afford to fix?  Not something I saw very much in Maryland.

I wonder how long this modular house will sit in this field?