Doing Some Cleanup

Today was overcast but no rain, so I did a few chores outdoors.  I straightened out the raspberries in the front yard and moved a couple of stragglers to fill out the row.  I still need to put compost on them.  Amazingly enough, they are still producing.

Then I removed all the tomato plants and turned the straw under.  There are still some chard plants at one end, and I sowed some mache and arugula there.

I also pulled out the aubergines.  I found lots of lady bugs on them, including this foursome.

I picked the leaf and set it on the ground under the apple tree.

Except for a little loss of privacy, which we'll remedy soon, I'm really happy we decided to remove the larger of the two fir trees.    We now have a nice new view.  We couldn't see the beautiful gingko tree before.

 

Last week, when we walked at Minto Brown park, I found this big-leaf maple leaf.