What an absolutely beautiful Temple - Phoenix, Arizona

Lovely, soft colors and quiet spirit - so happy for those who will love and enjoy having a Temple so close.  

 Took this photo on Tuesday, October 21st...this is the before shot...

 "Mowed" the leaves ---after shot....There are still plenty of leaves on the trees....it was a back-breaking job to say the least.  I could only go around once before having to empty the bag onto the compost pile. So pretty for about 30 minutes - then I wondered why I bothered...

 Could this be our last harvest of strawberries?  These are so delicious - we had french toast with strawberry syrup...(and whipped cream...)

 This photo was taken on Saturday, October 25th - only four days after I "mowed" the leaves - no leaves left on this tree....

 Grandpa has picked all the apples and trimmed up the trees.  They look so much better - he's hoping he can get a few more years out of them before they have to be cut completely down - here's hoping....