Sizing things up, it's a jungle back there

She was hot but was such a good girl when I told her I wanted her to stay for a picture ..... would you believe the minute I snaped the shudder button she was off to the shadows?

@rebelann She is a good girl..I love er

Yes she is and so do I @TiarasOceanView

@rebelann This may sound funny but I wonder if the bugs knew something that we didn't about the hurricanes and they moved out way before to be safe.

Hmmmmm, that's a good question @velvet53 could be you have a good point as most kritters seem to know way ahead of time if there's going to be a major event like storms or earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

Thats sweet of you. I bought myself one of those netting dillybobs bee keepers use so that the jumping bugs and gnats can't get into my eyes, it's been hell this year with all the weird bugs we have right now. I've been here 20 years and I've never had that kind of problem before.

They're not too deep if they remain under 4' but after that they get these huge trunks that're almost like that of tree saplings and then I simply have to cut them down instead of pulling them out. Either way the roots won't live past this season no matter what so if I do let them dry up I can use a long handled tool to smack them down. It's exercise.

Yes, exactly. I don't think it will rain for a while yet.

That makes sense @LadyDuck you don not live in a desert

@rebelann We expect rain for tonight and then again Saturday and Sunday.

You're a vegetarian @sallypup ?

Ok, but it'll take a couple months to finish this job, whatcha servin for Thanksgivin?

@rebelann Is that weed the stuff that horses like to eat? Sure looks familiar. Last Thanksgiving- so long ago- I think we stuffed a squash with bread crumbs and gads if I remember. Sure looked pretty. Maybe an apple pie. For you I'd make a pot pie.

Good idea, thanks. Yes I do but at least I won't be bored anytime soon,

@rebelann well that is the silver lining

If I had a mower I probably would do that unfortunately the rains began in late June and didn't really let up until late August, very unusual for this part of TX, so mowing would not have been possible anyway and in deserts the weeds grow really fast IF they get rain.

Yes I do, this lot is just over a half acre an this is just a portion of whats in store for me. I'll be getting plenty of exercise so I'm not complaining ...... yet

K, those were some gooooood cuses but I've heard em all be4 ..... wash your hair, eh? I thought you were bald?

will do.

It hasn't rained since the end of August and it doesn't look like any is coming our way any time soon so I'll probably be dealing with dried weeds pretty soon. At least I got some of it done already but half an acre is big and I don't have any power tools, I'm putting that in my wish list though, I wouldn't mind if I had some kind of electric cutting tool.