The last of the leaves has (finally) fallen from my Garry Oak here in Victoria, BC. I must have raked up enough to fill a swimming pool. And I picked up a garbage can full of acorns. Why is the most prolific tree in my yard the least useful!

Also, dug up my horseradish. Pathetic -- two plants yielded six pencil-thin roots that only amounted to about half a cup of finished condiment. Should I apply horse muck?