Hola! We've been doing fall stuff. Saturday was the annual wrapping of the arborvitae in deer netting. It's a terrible job, the mesh is the perfect size to catch the buttons on the shirt sleeves and it's just a pain. As much as I hate the arborvitae, I don't want them maimed by the deer this winter. So they're done now. You can see the light glinting off the mesh.
Yesterday was the pruning of the hydrangeas. It's not difficult, but it's pretty boring. They had a good year this past summer, and were up against the house and surrounding trees. So, bye bye pretty blossoms.
Then it was on to trimming the boxwood hedge. I didn't take much off, but there were some wingers that needed to be dealt with. Over the three years we've been here, we have not been sufficiently brutal with the hedge trimmer. It's taller than it was when we got here, and it's closer to the walk way. I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to cut it back a lot. I guess if we don't let it get any bigger, things will be fine.
Today was chilly, we were just not in the mood to put on all the layers to ride, so we went to Manito Park. It's a delightful park. It's surrounded by older homes which are well kept and I would imagine updated more than once in their history. We also saw some new construction done in the style of the neighborhood. It would be a cool place to live. I have photos!
The Mirror Pond. It used to be a natural seasonal lake, but there was a desire for it to always have water, so they paved it. There are tiny fish and ducks living there.
After wandering for a bit, we found a map next to the Cafe (which was closed) and discovered the location of the conservatory. They have a lot of foliage plants as well as cactus and succulents.
There is a Japanese garden. The water feature are lovely. The orange blog is a big koi.
It was fun. It's kind of a hike for us, but for the people who live near the park, it's a treasure.
Sunset the other night.
That's it, that's all I've got until Milton hits Tampa Bay. Currently it's a Cat 5 hurricane, so not good.
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