Late Pruning this Year

This year I am a bit late pruning my roses. I have been busy with work and it is usually raining on the weekend.

late october roses, yard work, fall, autumn, rosesPlus it is hard to prune back my roses when they still have blooms on them.

Yesterday I did finally prune one of my roses as I had to do some yard work to remove a limb off of the neighbor’s tree. It was rattling  in the wind against one of my windows.

partial pruned, rose pruning, yard workMy Mister Lincoln rose bush looks almost like this now. I need to cut back some more to have it look like this.

Rose Pruning, Winter Pruning, Rose BushesThe other roses still look more like this, and it is time to get them pruned. Perhaps this weekend if it doesn’t rain again.

Pruned Rose Bushes - Winter pruning - Rose Bush Shaping - Ready for growthThey will look more like this when I am done, although the green bushes are no longer there.

Pruning roses, January, yard work, roses, yellow rosesI did prune my rose bush in the back yard near the end of last year, but it may need some more trimming as it has already started growing back. I didn’t do the final prune on it when I cut it back earlier.

I may have been able to prune a bit more yesterday, but the yard waste bin was full. Luckily, the bin gets picked up every week now. Since food waste goes in the organic bin they decided it must get picked up weekly. Only the recyclables skip a week between pickups now.

Steven


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Wandering to Africa

My next wandering is rapidly approaching as I will be heading to South Africa about a month from now.

I have been to South Africa twice before, and am looking forward to this trip.

Rhinos, south Africa, White RhinocerosWhat do you think of when you think of Africa? Do you think of big animals, that you usually only see in a zoo? Perhaps I will see some on this trip also.

Rodizio, Churrascaria, Carnivore, Meat, RestaurantI am not sure if I will eat at the Carnivore this trip, but I am remembering a great meal there during my last trip.

Half Chicken, Nando's, Clean Up Your Act, Hot and SpicyI am sure that I will have a meal at Nando’s. South Africa is where Nando’s started. I remember my first experience with Nando’s there over twenty years ago. Since then I have eaten at Nando’s around the world. I need my Nando’s fix.

South African Airways, Frankfurt Airport, PlanesI am not going through Europe on this trip. Instead I will fly through Newark. It will be a long flight, but if something goes wrong with connections I will at least be in the US and flying on an airline where I have some priority.

Planes on Runway - 9/11 - September 11, 2001 - Edmonton, Canada - British Airways - TragedyUnfortunately, this also brings back memories from my first trip back from South Africa. It was a long trip home back in September of 2001 including a stop in Canada.

Someday I should go somewhere else in Africa. Perhaps Egypt, Uganda or Ivory Coast. Where would you go in Africa?

Steven

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