Walking backward

 I'm a little late for winter solstice, but let me say I'm joyous that the amount of daylight hours will be increasing! We got a bit of rain last night and the light was pretty so I snapped a few photos. It's always good to have a year end reference, so thought I'd do a quick post of the back beds. The chimney flues landed here and there.

And from December 2021. Not quite the same perspective, but you can see just the start of dry garden happening.  *Look at that baby Aloe Hercules-close to the front of the patio, now it's massive!

From Dec. 2023.  I'm shocked at the change in one year, I've checked the date twice now.

Back to the now, I walked backward down the path toward the side fence.  

Getting closer to a messy spot that I have ideas about, *where the other gathering of flues and potted plants are piling up.  The grass pulling in the pathways is going on & on.  Next year I should cover the paths with cardboard for the winter and see if that helps?

Wider shot. 

Almost to the back.  *Those orbs are solar lights that usually hang in the front garden.  

And a cheater shot from the center path, almost in the middle. 

a few more steps in.

The good, the bad and the ugly!  I have so much I want to do come springtime, can't wait.

Here are some older photos, from December 2021 - when the center garden was the last bit of perennials - that's a banana in the center. I wanted to post before/after but Blogger is not putting the photos where I want, sorry about that!

And the back fence, December 2023.  I'm so used to the fence being black, I completely forgot I stained it this year.  This is so affirming, it's never too late to change things!

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and look forward to ringing in 2025!