A morning's work

In early spring, the fence in my front yard is a-bloom with a flower called crocosmia. And for about six weeks, from their first budding 'til full flower, they're quite pretty:


The rest of the year, however, they're either dormant or dead. Once they've finished blooming, the leaves turn pale brown and papery and look, well, dead. So every year, I get out there and clean 'em up. This morning's weather felt more Portland than Davis, a good day to do yard work, so I started at 9 o'clock, pulling out crocosmia leaves. Fortunately, they come out easily, so the only drawbacks are a) the dust and b) the fact that the darn things are multiplying like crazy and have spread from the fence into the yard proper. So there are lots more to pull out.

I didn't think to take a "before" picture, but here's the "after":


And here's the proof, awaiting the Davis Waste Removal "claw" to come get it Wednesday morning:

I finished by 12:30, in time to shower and catch the start of the Giants-Mariners game. (Giants lost, 5-4. Sigh . . .)