Photos: After Cleanup

[ysabetwordsmith]

I took these pictures in the afternoon, after we cleaned up the old mulch pile.


This is the old mulch pile in the south lot, after raking off the leaves. It's where we plan to put the garden shed.




This is a medium view of the old mulch pile.




Close up, you can see the mostly-bare ground.




Some of the irises I planted this fall have sprouted. This one, backlit by the sun, is in the amethyst garden.




The linden tree is turning gold and brown.




This leaf has green, yellow, and brown.




This red leaf fell on the patio. It looks like oak.

Comments

[littleoldliv]

I came across this randomly when looking in the birdfeeding group. I love that you notice all these things, and that last leaf really delighted me - the shape, the holes, the color gradients. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I came across this randomly when looking in the birdfeeding group. <<

Yay!

>> I love that you notice all these things,<<

I enjoy walking around the yard just looking for interesting things.

>> and that last leaf really delighted me - the shape, the holes, the color gradients. Thanks for sharing! <<

That's what snagged my attention -- a flash of color, and then all that complexity.

[pameladean]

I really love looking at photos of your land.

Minneapolis uses linden (which they call basswood) as street trees on some blocks. When they bloom in late June, the scent is heavenly.

P.

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I really love looking at photos of your land.<<

Thank you! I'm happy to hear that.

>> Minneapolis uses linden (which they call basswood) as street trees on some blocks. When they bloom in late June, the scent is heavenly.<<

I have another one in the streetside yard that is much taller with smaller leaves. I'm not sure exactly what species they are, but they were listed as linden. This spring I discovered that linden leaves are delicious. I'd seen them listed as "edible, but why would you bother" and it made me curious. Turns out, for a few days to a week while the leaves are just sprouting, they taste exactly like asparagus. :D I suspect that a great many other "edible, by why bother" plants are so listed because the writer didn't know when or how to prepare them. Linden is "blink and you miss it" delicious.

[ribirdnerd]

Great shot of the iris!