Chicagoland Lake Snow and Buried Leaves.

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I think this is the third year in a row with leaves still on the trees and then a snow. It certainly is late enough to snow here in Chicagoland. But, temps in the 60's-80s in October and no frosts and now we have a SNOW EVENT here in Chicagoland. 

We are fortunate, we are maybe 1 or 2 miles further from Lake Michigan than the Lake SNOW buried point, so we escaped with lots of wind and about 3-4". 

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Some snow numbers hit over 12" depending on the wind and how close you were to the lake in Lake County, Illinois. 

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We had wonderful bright sunshine this morning that melted quite a bit already. You can see the leaves now which had been totally cleared off before the snow...and WHOOSH  it's a big soggy playpen right now on the porch.

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Mother Nature has been stalling all Fall, with those warm temps and some bushes are just turning now...the Gingko just changed, but I'm sure it won't last a day. 

My Fall Arrangement on the bench is going to have to get 'SPRUCED" up a bit

 as we slide into winter from summer/fall.

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My 'cleaned' up flowerbed, where I left quite a bit for sheltering bugs, bees, and unfortunately Bunnies. Yikes we had Bunnies, despite gallons of coyote urine. 

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But the porch is almost ready for a sip of Cocoa or a 

Hot Toddy.  I just need to find my outdoor 

tablecloths. We pull all the furniture under the eave so we can keep the porch open to blow snow.

Facing South, it usually melts off pretty much. 

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We are going to try and put up some 

Christmas lights this weekend outside. 

We need help this year because Hubby is having eye surgeries....and won't be much help. I just noticed now all the leaves are gone on our Maple and a Christmas ornament is in the tree, well we are that far on decorating for Christmas now. LOL

 I remember the ground was too squishy for climbing a ladder that high to take it down. Grins...even this 77year old has better sense than to try that.

So we have officially started for Christmas...lol. 

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