as I called a halt to the yard work
I've been doing since Monday.
Hey, the purple Planet is closed,
so I'm trying to stay active, right?
Plus, this task has been waiting a long time...
So, Monday was pulling drunken irises and RAWRing dandelions from the front yard and part of
the back.
That was all in two bags.
Tuesday, with sore hamstrings,
Wednesday morn, two bags and a pile of branches were hauled away.
By Thursday eve, I'd filled two more bags and made these four piles of azalea and lantana.
More azalea and lantana joined those on Friday.
Then I took a break.
My right thigh was so very sore!
Ice and rest - and free movies on Showtime yesterday - have me ready to work again... drats?
I needed to get out in the sun today, and the first place that needed my hedge clippers was no farther than my front porch, literally.
That's my white azalea on the left, entangled with stray sprouted oaks.
The lantana, on the right, sported blackberry brambles and thorn vine.
And let's not overlook the poison oak vining up onto the brick and shutters by that wild lantana!
So, I did as I had on Thursday:
I concentrated on cutting all the dead and straggly limbs and tossing them to the side!
I can put them into piles tomorrow.
The focus of my two hours this afternoon was to clear out the untamed growth in those two areas.
And look how nice they look now!
So, naturally, I needed to share that with someone... and who better than someone promoting physical activity?
Who, indeed.
(smile)
Let the jokes and puns fly!
bfrb: Goodness you murdered a shrubbery!
me: Two of them.
bfrb: The forest spirits may seek vengeance.
me: Bring it on.
bfrb: Wood they seek blood? I'm rooting for the trees.
me: Rooting? Lol.
bfrb: Branching out my pun game
me: Be sure not to go too far out on that limb.
bfrb: I saw that one coming
me: Smacked you square on the face as soon as it swung loose, eh?
bfrb: Leaf me alone! I'm such a sap!
me: :-)
bfrb: Gonna Stick to it.
me: You would, of course.
bfrb: Chlorophyll in the blanks?
me: Nice of you to go green with that one.
bfrb: This has come in for several photo-sentences.
me: Groan. (sound of twigs breaking)
bfrb: Done for the nest of the night?
me: Don't want to get a stick in the eye.
bfrb: Bah!
Mission accomplished.
(smile)
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