BORING AZALEAS

The boring thing about azaleas is that they're pretty for two weeks while they bloom, but for the rest of the year, blech...

LISA'S STEALTH GARDEN

Contains a tomato plant, squash, and some other things, I am told. Looks like it's doing well. The reason why it's in the front yard is because the backyard is a total mess (my fault, as always).




Hoping the Cypress Point "lawn gestapo" doesn't cite us for having veggies instead of useless ornamentals up front.

I KNOW THIS IS STUPID BUT THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT...

Is this the very devil's flesh?

Okay, I'm leaving now...

GREAT BUMPER STICKERS

Saw a great bumper sticker at Lowe's the other day, but unfortunately didn't have my camera with me. It read:

WHAT WOULD SCOOBY DO?

But, as consolation, here's one I did snap in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in August, 2008, that I thought was pretty neat.

TO TONGUE, OR NOT TO TONGUE?

That is indeed the question.



Some things are harder to cook than others, and this was not a success. Next time...

MAGGIE THE MAGNOLIA

I planted Maggie 15 years ago when she was shorter than me (and that's pretty short). Now she's taller than the two-story house. Admirable as she is, she does shed huge brown leaves all the time, and picking up after her is a drag. Also, she likes to use her low-lying branches to interfere with Lisa's van, so I have to trim her every now and again.

Still, she's quite a sight, and I wouldn't trade her for any other tree, though a nice linden tree would be tempting. I hear they have some at Monticello, which is only a three-hour drive from here, so I might go up there one day and snag some seeds. Maybe Maggie won't mind.

RODENT MISBEHAVIOR

Some people are getting to feel a little too much at home around here. One could speculate about the inevitability of a life of crime for this varmint...