🍁Fall chores

• Remove deer fence (Aug. 20)
• Dig out saplings (Aug. 20)
• Set up fish tank (Sept. 4)
• Fish into aquarium (Sept. 12th)
• Clean up gardens
• Put away House Wren box (Sept.)
• Bring up snow shovels
• Remove back deck vines (began mid-Aug. done Oct. 14)
• Switch to heated bird bath (Oct. 15)
• Moving the froggies Jeremiah disappeared Oct. 7. Too late. Up to 22, Oct. 21, (Total: 152 Nov. 11)
• Put away laundry tree (Oct. 11)
• Wrap bench swing (Oct. 11)
• Bring in indoor plants (Oct. 11)
• Clean, cover water fountain (Oct 11)
• Power wash stones and paths
• Put away water barrels (#1 Oct. 15, #2 Oct. 20)
• Mulch leaves (Oct./Nov.)
• Wash back deck railing Oct. 19
• Clean up lower deck, pillows away (Aug. 19)
• Clean eaves (Aug. /Oct.) garage, front and back, shed
• Hanging baskets down (Oct. 21)
• Winter tires on Nov. 3
• Wrap shrubs and bushes
• Stain decks (Spring?)
• Bring in tractor battery
• Move the snowblower to the garage.

 I am slowly progressing with fall chores...  🍂 A lot of fall chores revolve around leaves! 

• Clean up gardens,  Begun Sept. 10, ongoing Sept. 24, nearly done Oct. 3, probably done Oct. 5th, nope, did more Oct. 19, done Nov. 1st! 
• Clean up lower deck; pillows away (Sept.), place laundry tree under deck Oct. 4th, wrap bench swing,
• Remove vines, wash rails and plexiglass on deck, Oct. 2nd,
• Clean our House Wren box,  Sept. 24
• Spray paint rusty stuff, small bench Sept. 29, Oct. 2,
• 🐟 Percy into the fish tank, Oct. 4th,
• Clean and store BBQ for winter <= Grill Spot Guide, Nov. 1,
• Wrap on rhododendrons, (Vole ate one last year), ordered new wrap from Lee Valley, 
• Put wrap on rose bush, Nov. 23
• Clean upper deck; wash, repaint, and put furniture away, Oct. 6th
• Switch to heated bird bath, Put in heater Oct. 26, Nov. 15,
• Bring in tropical plants, Sept. 15th,
• Bring battery in from lawn tractor, recharge it for leaves, Oct. 2,
• Put away water barrels,  emptied #2 Oct. 10th, Emptied #1 Oct. 30, #2 flipped over Nov. 23,
• Drain hoses, at side of house Oct. 10th, middle deck hose, Oct. 27
• Gather, and put lawn ornaments in the shed,
• Clean eaves/moss on shed, Oct. 28
• Put out winter lights, Nov
• Mulch leaves, first go: Oct. 5th, 4 times,
• Clean fountain, shut down (Oct. 10th) and cover fountain,  decorate fountain, 
• Hanging baskets removed,  Oct. 31,
• Move snow blower to garage, bring shovels up to the garage from the shed, Nov. 2nd,
• Snow tires on car. Nov. 9

 I am slowly progressing with fall chores...  🍂 A lot of fall chores revolve around leaves! 

• Remove vines, wash rails and plexiglass on deck, Oct. 31,
• Shut down the water fountain, Oct. 16th, recovered it Nov. 6th!
• Heater in bird bath – Monday, Oct. 3.
• Bring battery in from lawn tractor,
• Burlap on rhodo, 
• Clean lower deck; pillows away, laundry tree under deck,
• Clean upper deck; wash and furniture away or stacked, Oct. 30,
• Drain hoses, put them in the shed, Nov. 10,
• Gather, and put lawn ornaments in the shed,
• Change the eavestrough downspout, Oct. 29
• Clean eaves on shed, house, Sat., Oct. 22.
• Put away water barrels, first one Oct. 28, 2nd Nov. 16,
• Put out winter lights, Oct. 24, & Oct. 28,
• Clean up gardens, (ongoing: as they fall over in Oct.; done Nov. 4 )
• Mulch leaves, Oct. 16., Oct. 20, Oct. 28, 
• Cover fountain, clean fountain (Oct. 16), decorate fountain (Oct. 24).
• Power washer on back and front, Oct. 12/14. 
• Hanging baskets removed, Oct. 29,
• 🐟 Goldfish into the fish tank – water in the aquarium Sunday, Oct. 2nd. Fish in, Oct. 5nd.
• Move snow blower to garage, bring shovels up to the garage from the shed, Nov. 15.