Midwest Gardening STORM November 2018

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For those of you who follow my Chicagoland gardening posts---

this post pretty much ends the gardening year! 

Sunday afternoon and evening through the next morning, we were blasted with 50mph winds from the NE and a wicked storm coming up from the SE...rain/ice/sleet/snow to the tune of 10"+.

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The three trees in our frontyard..take on a Whoville look, and one has been topped I dont' even know for sure where the top went.

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You can see the mosaic bowling/gazing ball with it's cap. I took these pics on Tuesday---we spent 1/2 of Monday digging out, wasn't in the mood for photos.

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Those two lumps are the fishing pond kids. 

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I slogged through 10+inches in the east yard to put the last of the tools away. I don't know how much kitchen waste will be going in the composter.

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This morning we already long icicles. Sun is as fierce as winter storms. Oh, a comment on the dish---which basically is a pain in the butt in bad weather. We will be shopping for another alternative, soon.

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More on the garage---note all the decor---frosted...LOL. Tie a few bows on and I'll be done.

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Still is something magical about icicles, unless you are bonged by them.

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I had removed all the Fall decor---but missed this lamp, bow, and the leaves on the wreath.

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Our mailbox...now a snow mound

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Already a snow piled almost 4 feet high next to the driveway.

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Sore muscles forgotten as I take photos today. Every branch is encrusted in glorious sparkles.

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The poor birds, the feeders need more seed. 

Our outside Christmas decorating may be a bit curtailed this year.

I suppose the seed catalogs are only a few weeks away, LOL!

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