I spent yesterday morning emptying the containers that held the remnants of my Supertunias.    The front yard is looking very bare without the bright pink blossoms.

I needed the wheelbarrow for this task.  When I pulled it out, I noticed a spider web between the handles.  The orb weaver was hiding under the rim of the tub.  I tipped it up so I could see the spider.  It was the largest one that I have ever seen in my yard.  The body was more than a centimeter in diameter!

The second visitor was watching me as I walked back and forth.  I hadn't noticed it until I moved some flower stalks.  I was about to cut down the bloomed out yarrow stems when a garter snake peeked out from under them.  I left the stems for the little snake to curl up under.

There was only one snake in the yard yesterday but there were a number of them slithering across the road that passes in front of my house.  

The containers are empty and the garden beds are dug up.  2014 had a great growing season.  The flowers were beautiful and the garden was productive.  There were many tasty meals with fresh vegetables and strawberries from the berry patch.

The lawn needs a final mowing and edging.  When that is done, it will be ready for winter's snowflakes to fall.