Yard report

I mulched for the 4th time....a few more times to go if the weather holds.  Perhaps a big wind will come by and knock the rest of the leaves from the trees.  The high yesterday was about 42 F or 5 C eh!

Can you believe it is October and the grass is still growing?  Must be all the rain we have had.

I have a few flowers left too.

Far Guy says the leaves are half down...encouraging.

This photo was taken over by the Minnesota Snowball Shrub/Tree.  I enjoyed seeing the leaves all different colors.

Far Side

Ready set

SNOW??

Yes it snowed...most of the day yesterday it melted...but toward evening it began to stay on the grass.

 My flowers held in there

Impatiens and a Yellow Viola

Ready set BAKE

Aubrey and Katie helped bake cookies....Swedish Browns and Lemon Cookies

This is the remnant of about 15 dozen cookies.  I mixed up the Swedish Browns (sometimes I call them Sweet Molly Browns) before they got here and when they arrived we began and in two hours the cookies were baked and cooling and the kitchen all cleaned up!   It is great to have baking help!!  Aubrey is a great helper as is my niece Katie!!!!! 

Ready set Bake again!  I am all set for the Cake Bake today!

Gathering what you need is half the battle.  4 cakes are from scratch and 3 are helped with the assistance of a cake mix and lemon pudding.  I hope they all turn out okay.

Far Side

Last Bloom

I believe that this is the last bloom of the year..Aster 'Purple Dome'  this one is a tad frosty.  Frost filled mornings are normal now, each morning frost covers everything.    Chance and I go out and check to see if anything is photo worthy.   Not all frost is equal.

The yard work is done, all the lawn furniture has been dried off and put away.  The lawn was mowed one last time, well it was more like mowing the non existent grass and mulching the plentiful leaves.  All the leaves that are going to fall have done so.   There are still a few tenacious leaves on the Northern Pin Oaks,  they will be with us all winter.  Sometimes they will fall during the winter and  dance around on the icy surface of the snow banks.  Skidding around reminding me of fall, and my inability to organize the entire forest.  The trees are for the most part..bare..grey..anorexic..they have done their duty..they have kept us shaded from the summer sun..although that wasn't a very difficult job for them this year:)