Fall has arrived

Fall is beautiful here but it is also a mess. The nor'easter blew down some small trees and more than the usual windload of branches, causing a delay in planting the fall perennials and bulbs. Seems like I no sooner get the wood and leaves off the garden beds when even more leaves come tumbling down!

Anyway I did get one small bed partially planted and one long tulip bed all done. That leaves 3 to go, not to mention the dog walk up the hillside. I guess we'll forget the stream paths until spring unless the winter is mild.

The goldfish have thrived this year and reproduced, I guess we'll need to add on to the pond soon or they'll be too crowded. This picture was taken in April, 2005. The goldfish are twice that size now. I hope to be able to get some decent pictures of them before the winter.