The trees are naked

My trees finally dropped the last few stragglers off their branches, so I spent a good part of my morning out there raking, blowing and mowing the front lawn to get it DONE and over with for the season. The good part is no more gardening until spring, the bad part is no more gardening until spring. So sad to see it all tidied up and no blooms in site. But the good news is by the time I'm ready to start getting it all prepped for next year, Ed should be home to see all the hard work done - and possibly, if things go my way, he can be home to HELP! :)

As a reminder of what once was, here's a look at Garden 2008, circa August or so.