Finishing Touches

We are getting a reprieve in the weather. 69 degrees Fahrenheit by this afternoon. This is a good thing, as it has already enabled us to clean up most of the leaves (a job complicated last week by howling 30 mph. winds), and install these solar fence-post lights in the corners of the raised beds. They're not on every post - just the corners of each garden. The hope is that they will do two things at least: attract night flying pollinators and illuminate falling snow at night. They're kind of pretty. They act as little beacons at the corners of Steepmeadow. 

We have a busy week ahead. We have about 100 tulip and crocus bulbs to plant and the gutters need to be cleaned. Also, I need to overcome my fear of heights and install a gutter to correct a design flaw in the house that dumps water from the roof onto the front step, causing it to be covered with inches thick ice all winter. It's not too high up, but it is terrifying. Just six screws need to be installed. Shouldn't take a minute. Can't persuade myself that it is worth paying somebody else to do it. Hopefully, with the wind down, it will be done by the end of the week.