It is getting colder and all the lizards are long gone. All the leaves are on the ground and the trees look naked. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer as the days go by. I was sure that this was going to happen so I have changed my focus to my yard to see what happens. I will still keep a good eye open for the lizards, but it is harder due to the time of the year.
I walked around my yard and noticed that all the plants were dead or on there way to going dormant. The garden was no longer green, it was yellow more towards brown as all the vegetables left behind were frozen and spoiled. The strawberry plants are no longer blossoming and have no berries left. It is time to clean the yard and get rid of all the waste that doesn't have to be there.
I have been helping my dad clean around the house and everything is dormant. No tree has any sign of green on it and my dad has stopped watering for the year. The rose bushes have no flowers and all the petals are burnt from the cold or on the ground. The pedals just break and become crumbs if they are grasped firmly in your hand. The thorns are still stubborn and don't want to be handled, they claim their territory and don't want to give it up. Winter is officially here and it is not kind to any plant outside without protection.
I like how you said "the plants were dead or on their way to being dormant". It is true most plants just go into a type of hibernation and return the next spring. You have very good use of similes to describe your findings, the personification of thorns is very clever. Good job.
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