Back Yard Goodness

I've been wanting to create a northern back yard for a long time. I'm making progress, slow, but it's still progress. Did a bit of clean up in the back beds after work today. Edged and trimmed until both my batteries needed charging. Swept the back porch. Relocated a big toad. Hauled some trash to the curb. And I finally started to hang some patio string lights for the cooler weekend get-togethers. Working out a plan to string them above the deck in the trees. I can see it, I just need to make it work.

But to me, the big thing tonight was that our back yard really felt like a northern garden. The frogs were croaking, the insects chirping, and the leaves rustling in the wind. The smell of the decomposing leaves and the wet ground in the cool air was amazing. And it wouldn't have been complete without mosquito spray. Mmmm mmmm good.