A Day in the Garden

A cold start this morning, but once the sun had broken through the mist and murk, a lovely day.  For me, the first morning for a while with two (almost) fully functioning ears.  What better way to celebrate both sunshine and decent health than to get out into the garden, and do some autumn clipping, cleaning, tidying and mowing?

So that's what I've been doing.  So long as we don't get too much in the way of early frosts, there's still some enjoyment to be had from the garden, so a tidy now will encourage a bit of a second flush of flowering, and keep things looking neat and attractive.  We've plenty of roses still to come, and our geums are still very attractive.  Some of the other flowers are looking a bit past their best, and the hanging baskets are well and truly finished - time for some winter pansies to be started, perhaps, or maybe I'll try out some little dwarf chrysanthemums for an autumn burst of colour.

It's been an enjoyable day, and a timely reminder of how things do slide a bit without you noticing, so it's always good to take the time just now and then to have an extra look and do a bit of serious tidying and sprucing up.  Obviously, that's not only true in the garden, but in all sorts of other aspects of our lives and selves.  It may well be raining tomorrow - in fact, one of today's papers is speaking very gloomily, all over its front page, of the impending arctic blasts - but I'm sure I'll be able to find some more tidying and sorting to get on with here inside, while I can't get out!