Thanksgiving Weekend

It was a gorgeous weekend so we decided to get the yard and gardens cleaned up in preparation for winter. Last year since we had just moved in we didn't do much work in the garden, and it really showed this summer so there was plenty to do. But we persevered and got it all done and can now sit back and relax....NOT!

Above is a photo of one of our regular visitors.... Red Rocky the Squirrel. Our neighbors like to feed the wildlife and they feed the squirrels and chipmunks peanuts. This little guy is pretty tame and will take the peanuts from your hand. Here he is burying his prizes in our freshly groomed garden... teehee!
Here is Bruce, looking very Brucelike and pleased that his work is almost done.
One of my smaller gardens with perennials still abloom.
Bruce walking through the yard, surveying the situation.
Me, diligently raking up the beginnings of the annual leaf fall.
View of the house from the very back of the yard. Bruce is tinkering with his motorbike. We had a beautiful canopy of golden colored leaves. Last night there was a bright golden aura in the yard. Overnight we had a strong wind and some rain and we woke to a yard full of fallen leaves and very few leaves left on the trees...it is mostly over, just like that. It was glorious while it lasted.
A side garden above. The gardens were full of a mish mash of different plants... too full really so we did a lot of removing and transplanting and trimming of trees and bushes. I think it looks better and next year we will plant some new things......................................................................

Giving Thanks

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped,
For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land,
For the cunning and strength of the workingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection have brought --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the homes that with purest affection are blest,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest,
For our country extending from sea unto sea;
The land that is known as the "Land of the Free" --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

~Author Unknown