Waiting

Waiting sucks. Sometimes it's okay because you can kill the time in nice ways while you wait or something, but in general I think, waiting sucks.  Of course we live in an instant gratification society.  We expect everything to happen when we want it and how we want it.  (Was it Burger King who bragged it makes it your way?)  But there must be more to it than that.  I mean, there's waiting I don't mind.  I garden.  There's plenty of waiting involved there.  I don't expect the plants to produce immediately.  Doesn't mean I'm not excitedly watching, but it's not the kind of waiting that annoys the heck out of me.  So it's not like the fast food mentality affects how I watch my garden grow.  But!  The waiting that sucks is when one is waiting for the other shoe to drop.  You know something is about to get worse, but don't know when "about" is actually going to happen and so you wait...and wait...and...really?  Wait more?  Or what about when something really awesome is going to happen.  You know it's coming and it can't get here fast enough and...OMG...more waiting?!  And then there's the waiting when you don't know what the end result will be.  That surely is the worst.  You want to be excited and hopeful...and yet, do you really want set yourself up for feeling disappointed if it doesn't turn out the way you hope?  Hmm...I bet Samson doesn't think about these things while he waits for me to come home from work.

Talking Points

I don't know how prevalent it's been on other channels, but I have been hearing about it some and I saw it last night.  I think he hit the nail on the head.  Even if you don't agree with everything he says, it's good food for thought.  Check it out.

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2013/07/23/bill-oreilly-president-obama-and-race-problem

Almost Done

Last weekend I got the next part of the big yard project done.  Probably the biggest weeds were next to the garage and there were also some more voluntary little trees.  Also mowed down weeds along the neighbor's driveway.  Getting so close to done!

After the mowing, but before the chopping

Night and Day!

And did I happen to mention that there were wasp nests hanging from the roof of that side of the garage.  I'm lucky they didn't come after me!  And thank God the Orkin man came just a couple days later and killed those suckers dead-dead!

Now We're Cookin' With Gas

My new, shiny toy...

It started with a big box...

...and a lot of pieces...

...but with a bit of effort...

...and a bit of help...

...this shiny new toy...

...has me cookin' with gas.

More Yard Work...But With Help This Time

So, the next weekend, I did some more work in the yard.  This time, I had a helper.  :)

Before, my angel was getting more and more hidden behind the rose bushes.

She can see much better now.

Before, this flowerbed was full of weeds and "baby trees."

Now all that's left are the few alyssum that came back this year.

Not really yard work, but it still has to do with plants...



Ready to start repotting some houseplants.

Jaden was a good little helper all morning.

Hard Yard Work

About two weeks ago, I got ambitious (!) and put some major elbow grease into the back-back part of the yard.  I wish I'd gotten some even more "before" pictures, but more like "in process" ones will have to tell the story.



I thought I was done with these when I moved away from the farm!
What's it doing in my backyard?

Big weeds!

The "short" weeds have been mowed down.  Now for the big ones.

I console myself by knowing there's a large dead branch under all those now large dead weeds.

After a lot of elbow grease

 

Only one "little" patch left (and it's still there).

That was a lot of work!