12-12-12

The past weekend we found ourselves with at least 12 inches of snow. Considering we had around 22 inches ALL last season, I'd say that's pretty substantial! Dale did most of the shoveling, God bless him, but I raked the roof. Got that done in about 30 minutes. Not bad, huh? Shoveling all the snow I pulled down took longer. We got to 41 degrees today so we experienced some melting. The above photo was taken a few days ago in the backyard. 

Ornamental Grasses

About a month ago I bought some ornamental/drought resistant grasses from a colleague at work. I got some of them in the ground a few weeks ago but only got the last few in the ground today. Since it has been above freezing so much I hope it won't be a problem. I think they're going to look great in the next year. We're still in a significant dought. I can't believe I'm still planting and watering in December.

Squirrels and Pumpkins

These photos were taken on November 21, and I just never got around to posting them. Someone at work told me they put cinnamon on their pumpkins to keep the squirrels from eating them. I would have preferred that the little urchins would have held off a bit longer before going after them but, at this point, who cares? 

November Full Moon

I wasn't able to get  my own photo of the full moon this month although, as always, it was quite stunning. The one here was  found on Tumblr. The November full moon is often referred to as the Full Beaver Moon. It is also sometimes known as the Frosty Moon.

Bat Garden Stone

I'm at my brother Pete's place in Arkansas for Thanksgiving. He has in his front yard one of the garden stones that Dad  made. It's the one with the bat and it's one of my favorites. I can't remember exactly when Dad made it but I'm sure it was sometime in the 2000s.

The Pumpkin and the Squirrels

The squirrels are getting mighty fat from eating all the pumpkins that have been out in the yard. When I left the jack-o-lantern out overnight for the first time they went for that too.

Anne Gets Ready for Winter

I ran into Deb yesterday and noticed that she was getting Anne ready for winter. She's got some chicken wire around her that is filled with leaves.  I think she'll be nice and cozy.