On the landscaping front we had both early hard frosts and some very nice mild weather in October.  The weather seems to be making big swings in two week periods.  There has been ample rain including a couple pretty heavy rainfalls.  Mornings start out pretty dark as the days grow shorter but November 1st will signal the change of the clocks as we fall back an hour and for one day get an hour more of sleep.  Of course that also means our afternoons will be cut shorter as darkness will fall upon us earlier and earlier each day.

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Mite activity is still showing up in places on certain conifers.  Grubs, if any are present in your lawn are starting to tunnel deeper as the soil gets colder.  Some of our lawns are still growing while others have slowed down a lot.  The leaves are dropping and our leaf cleanups have started in the lawn areas.  The fussy last cleanup of the season for each property is still some weeks away as some trees are still holding their leaves.  Moles and voles still seems to be the most frequently asked about topic as their tunneling in mulch and lawn areas is obvious in many places this fall.  It is mostly an annoyance that can be taken care of in the spring.  I have yet to find something real effective to prevent their activity.  What seems to be different this year is their timing.  We usually see the results of their tunneling in the spring after a winter under the cover of snow.  I don't remember a fall where I have seen this much activity.