Halloween 2011

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the infamous Halloween snowstorm that dropped 28.4 inches of snow on Minneapolis-St. Paul. I remember I left my wallet at work and was stuck without any access to cash and credit for a few days. The lesson I learned? Don't carry all of your credit cards in your wallet.

Zapped In the Front Yard Too

The hard frost got the impatiens and sweet potato vines that have held on the longest because they are closest to the house.

Zapped

A couple nights ago we had a hard frost and the impatiens are pretty much done in. The pot you see here is pretty close to the house and the flowers closest to the house look okay and the ones on the outer edge of the pot are gone. All the other impatiens in the yard are dead.

Pretty Fall Leaves

Took this photo a few days ago on one of my walks. This shrub is on a neighbor's blooming boulevard and I found the leaves to be very unique looking.

A little bit of rain last night. Would be nice to get a little more. Thankfully I've been really good about watering this fall.

Jim and Megan's Silver Maple

Jim and Megan's silver maple is pictured on top. Compare it to ours on bottom. Theirs always hold onto its leaves longer.

Watering

While Dale raked I worked on watering. I think this is the best I've ever done as far as keeping the gardens moist before the first heavy frost. Dale suggested keeping the trees watered as well. Above is our backyard pine getting a soaking.