Looking northeast from the patio. The garden between the deck and patio is still going. To the left, you can see the weather station on a metal pole attached to the deck. The pole is bent from a huge branch that fell across the deck in a storm (see previous photos.) Also attached to the deck is my feeder cam, pointed at the bird feeders toward the middle of the photo. The back of the yard isn't quite as visible, but a lot of work has been done. The grass has been tilled up toward the back (see the dirt), and the small spruce tree that was entangled with a maple is gone. Behind that area, the grapevine borders the east side of the property. Out of view to the right are a lot more native plants that have been put in on the south side of the patio and along the neighbor's privacy fence.