Catching Up
Every so often, the business of doing business encroaches upon the fun side of things, and this year it has been more often than not! Yesterday morning I finally got the books caught up again and the sales tax filed for the third quarter. Doing this only four times a year makes every time like the first time so it is not easy!
It was one of those gorgeous fall days, so after lunch I spent four hours outside digging the sunny border wider so I could plant some blue Salvia and Veronicas there to accent the Rudbecias and daylilies that are there already. Should be lovely next summer!
That done, my back was complaining pretty loudly and the hammock was just too good to pass up. From there I could see the last of the cottonwood leaves, dancing brilliant yellow against the blue sky and the Yahoo berries just as bright, only vermillion. Too bad the camera was in the house. I noticed that the Lenten Rose I planted early last spring has had a growth spurt and is sending up many new leaves in preparation, I hope, for flowers very early in the spring. We have had a hard frost so some things are gone for this year, surprisingly some things are still looking good!
October 21st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Sounds like your garden is keeping you busy, too. Since we live in an oak forest, raking is an ongoing job and so is planing new beds and looking at plants with an eye as to whether to move them or not. My fig ‘bush’ (too many new growth sprouts to call it a ‘tree’)is still loaded with green figs and I check it each day for a ripe one. Poor fig never makes it to the house… I have to eat it right then. Hate to have so many of them lost to frost in a couple of days. Thanks for sharing your autumn afternoon. Gwynette