The fall sun in low in the sky behind the trees. Much of the yard is in the shadows for most of the day.
The hydrangeas are done for the year. Most of the leaves have dropped and the flowers are turning brown.
We cut the hydrangeas back each fall. It took a couple of years to get them shaped up and in control. They were overgrown and leaning into the house when we bought the house.
Did you notice the bird's nest in the last photo? Here is a close up. I think this is a flycatcher nest.
My wife did most of this while I was mowing. I takes longer than you would think from the photos because we snip each branch off individually. There are seven hydrangeas on this side of the house.
I haul the trimmings out into the woods. I usually just find a low spot and fill it in.
Here is the finished look.
And here's the reason we work so hard on these hydrangeas 🙂 they are so beautiful in the summer.