I was able to get a lot of the yard cleaned up last weekend - before the forecasted "atmospheric river" hit California this weekend.  (Redding has gotten rain, but NOT an "atmospheric river" amount...)  I got new dirt added to the gardens along with some fertilizer, sprayed the weeds that were beginning to show up, and cleaned up the area off the patio.  Yesterday was the dump run to drop off all the leaves/branches/rose trimmings, etc. at the green waste facility. Much better!  I still have some work to do before true spring hits.