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Portland, OR, United States
I love to find new bits of info, places and things. I'm an avid gardner, tree lover, and hugger.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Sleep Walkers Arise

With the sunny days of July finally, waking us out of our slumber in the great North West,  I decided it was high time to see what was bubbling up from the ground inside our yard. One day, if all goes well, I will have created a tranquil, delicious, and dainty gardening oasis. Well, maybe I shouldn't get too ahead of myself...

What greeted me upon my arrival, at said location, was a combination of snakes, thorns, and deer droppings. If only you could have seen my face as I greeted each one individually and heard my shrieks.... or rather gasps.  But bit by bit, I took my gardening sheers and chopped, yanked and stomped my way to freedom, one item at a time. Once things got going (and I had more scratch marks on my arm then if mauled by a rabid tomcat),  I pulled out the big guns, and grabbed my handy dandy battery powered weed whacker and never looked back.

 I never knew how liberating weed whacking could truly be. I mean, I'm hoping for Olympic recognition one day... why not, there's curling... and certainly landscaping combined with topiaries should garner some notice especially if there's a time limit involved... C'mon, let's just call it a dream people! Not that I create topiaries ... but I'm sure there has to be some sort of additional skill added...ahh but I digress...

By the end of all that yard taming, weed juice all over my shoes, plant particles infiltrating my teeth... I uncovered a delightful surprise... Grape vines and strawberries. What tasty sweetness those little berries produced. They definitely made up for the deer pies and snakes

Weeds and plants doing their thing... mainly weeds but ok


Don't mind me
 no strawberries there ....because I ate them all!