Yard Work

Today I spent a good part of the day cleaning up fallen leaves from the blow we had last night. I hadn't been back by the orange tree for awhile and many leaves had fallen, dried and crinkly. I picked the last of the oranges off the tree...two had been eaten by a fruit rat. I suppose, now that I have removed it's source of food, it will move to the Meyer lemon and enjoy what's left there. 

I have been toying with the idea of taking out the two scraggly bougainvillea plants behind the fountain. I want to replace them with a calliandra that will grow up against the wall adding a green background with red blossoms. I finally got out the pruners and started whacking.

Tomorrow I must go to the nurseries in search of the calliandra!