http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/lan...04091042-00.jpg = Background. Okay, see, somehow the weeds in the backyard grew to about, ooooh...3-6 feet. I'm totally sure it had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with me not wanting to do the lawn 'cuz I was busy at work...nossirree. Anyway, so I finally went at 'em with a weedwhacker, because they were far too thick (one inch) and many had actually grown a type of bark-like substance...yes, there are such weeds. It ate through the cord far too quickly, so I sharpened my machete and hacked away. Amazingly, it worked far better than the weedwhacker. Not to mention it was satisfying!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/lan...ro/100_0551.jpg = My nephew and I at Palo Duro Canyon. Lotsa family about six hours' drive away in Amarillo - as well as the old family homestead, now abandoned - so we drive up there fairly regularly. Which means that a few times a year, I get to be treated to the "Grand Canyon of Texas". Got to do some hiking in it during the last visit, too - my boots are still tinted red from the dirt!