As to walking - I find myself returning to our neighborhood roads in kind of a cycle, to see what all the yards look like that people were working so hard on in May & June. I am happy to see that most are being kept quite tidy - here are a few observations:
One young Mom told me her husband goes out and weeds before working from home, early in the morning, because their toddler saw him doing it one day and decided to help - and pulled up their veggies!
One of my neighbors shared his raspberries with me because I speak Spanish with him - much to his amusement as I search for the right words. He is teaching me more Mexican names for plants & gardening - my knowledge is limited to what I learned in Texas, so I don't know the names for some of the things that grow here...
Another neighbor covered all his sunflower heads with plastic bags, I guess to keep the birds off...the squirrels amused themselves by chewing them down, bag & all, and tearing them apart.
Sue