as you said, at least the mowings are less frequent now. Our lawn needs one last mowing for the season, and that'll pick up a lot of the leaves at the same time. I need to finish the window washing around here. I started it then got side-tracked. Hope you're having a good day! No lawn to mow here! lol! I'm in the desert, and my front yard is a rockery. But I do like to keep a few pots of annuals by the front door. I'm heading out to pick up a flat of annuals now. They'll be blooming beautifully by December. I panicked a few weeks ago during a cold spell and washed our exterior windows. Our outdoor watering system uses a pump and we have to turn it off when it starts freezing consistently ... which means, no more outdoor water. I use the Windex window washing system where you spray your water onto the window and use a telescoping pole to wash them. Not your most economical system, probably, but neither my husband or I like ladders, so it works for us. You inspired me to paint my outdoor lawn furniture! I have a metal table and chairs that I've been procrastinating on painting--I did it a few weeks ago (yup, lots of drips!) and I feel so good about it now! Hi Kris, So you like the Windex system? I've seen it advertised and thought about it. We can't get to the upstairs windows without