A Day of Destruction
Today's project would be reigning in the front yard "planting beds." There is evidence of the area in front of the house having once been nicely landscaped and planted - maybe in the 60s?? I try to keep it at least somewhat under control in anticipation of the day when we can turn our attention from house renovation to such rewarding and pleasant tasks as gardening and landscaping.
The other day, as I was looking at a blackberry vine that had forced its way in through the laundry room window I realized that its been a year since I did anything out there - an entire year!
Never get out of the boat... Duvall in Apocalype Now Style Yardwork - I wanted to bring in a load of napalm on my own position.
This is what happens when I do no yard work what-so-ever for an entire summer and put my time, instead, into remodeling the upstairs.
Low Fat, High in Fiber
First I had to have a light breakfast. The corned beef hash turned out to be really gross and the cats and dogs each got a share.
I'm the man for the job. Maybe you can't tell, but in this pic, I'm growling. The hat and shades are just to keep up with Silly Keith and his two bit axe.
Smuggling Plums
The plum tree that someone attacked with a chainsaw but didn't kill gets its revenge at the end of each summer by dropping a slushy mess of over ripe plums the dogs promptly churn into little dirt balls.
Help from my little friends or..
With a little help from my friends... The T-meister gets into the action.
Jonah swears allegiance...
I really enjoy swinging the machete. Its good exercise and while I cut through the blackberries and knot weed I can imagine I'm exploring in Borneo or doing battle in the gladiator pits of Rome.
I can imagine myself charging across the plains to do battle with an entire grisley horde of cgi animated bad guys. Orcs fear me. Elf princesses want me. Take that Russell!
About 3 hours of hacking and clearing later...
All finished. The dogs are tired. Apparently armor is heavy and Lily isn't used to being my stead. The result is not beautiful by any means, but it preserves the option for us to maybe someday get around to landcaping and gardening our yard.
posted by Scott in Washington at
1:32 PM
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Ren, at
8/26/2005 01:51:00 PM
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Scott in Washington, at
8/26/2005 02:02:00 PM
Steve
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Anonymous, at
8/26/2005 02:03:00 PM
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Anonymous, at
8/26/2005 02:03:00 PM
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Unknown, at
8/26/2005 02:24:00 PM
Oh wait. You do. I'm lucky!!
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Anonymous, at
8/26/2005 04:51:00 PM
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Jocelyn, at
8/28/2005 04:42:00 PM
Great work (oh, the yard looks great too...)!
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8/29/2005 08:40:00 AM
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Unknown, at
8/30/2005 05:30:00 PM
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Anonymous, at
8/31/2005 05:58:00 PM
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8/31/2005 05:58:00 PM
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10/12/2005 03:53:00 AM
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10/28/2005 01:02:00 AM
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