We had such warm nice weather up until November, that all my plants on the balcony remained until then. I brought a few inside that I will keep over the winter – the dwarf alberta spruce, rosemary, oregano, and juniper bonsai – but otherwise they all remained looking happy and healthy outside.

Until I cut them all back and cleaned everything up for the winter. Once I did that I realized things looked pretty messy. Last thing that remains is the aphid-ridden window box. I guess I wouldn’t mind if that whole thing just froze over and they all died.

The birds remain the same. Unfortunately the flock of sparrows continues to visit. I guess people really did stop feeding them, so they keep coming up for peanuts. I only put out a small handful of peanuts in the morning now, after the rat report, and I suppose the chickadees, titmice, and nuthatches are still getting some because I do still see them on weekend mornings. Otherwise I don’t get to see the birds at all, now that it is dark when I get home and I don’t want to leave food out overnight.

I’d like to keep this up more but there is really not much to say about anything. I will probably get busy on this again in spring. In the meantime, I will post occasionally. I do expect to see some different birds once the weather really changes and the leaves are gone.