hot hot hot!

I decided today would be a good day to do some yard work, i.e. weed killing.

The front yard was simple, only a few here and there, and then after weeds removed, I sprayed the spots where they had been growing with the White Death (that is, the all vegetation killer). Our front yard is all rock landscaping, so this is no issue.

Then I moved to the back yard. A few more back here, mostly in large clusters. I also use the White Death on these.

Our yard is au naturale except for a patch of grass about 20' x 10'. So it is mostly dirt & rocks, except for that bit of grass next to our very small concrete slab that is our patio. Oh, and the weeds, of course.

We've not been very good about weed killing. Last year I think we just let the weeds grow and die naturally. So now, there are a bunch of dead weeds congregating in various places about the yard, mostly near the south side of the house. Really close to the house. So this could be a potential fire hazard.

So I decide to start wacking away at those with a shovel and a rake. Some of the weeds are new so they're still green, so I take the shovel to them and dig them up.

A couple have inter-mingled with our grass at its edge, so I have to carefully untangle those. Then I discover I've stirred up a colony of black ants. And boy are they pissed! I think three got on my hand and bit me, but as far as I am aware I am not allergic to ant bites. There was some old ant bait sitting on the patio so I grabbed that and spread it about, hoping that it is still poisonous. It probably isn't, so the next time our Bug Man comes by, we'll have to let him know we've got several ant colonies about our home, please treat for them.

But anyway, I got one giant pile of dead weeds that I watered down and after I've cooled off a bit (hey, it's still over 90 degrees out here, ya know), I'm going to go back out and stuff them into garbage bags. The weeds were on either side of our patio, and I only got one side piled up, but I watered the other side down before I go rake them to keep the dust down.

I guess it's a good thing I hadn't showered yet today, 'cause I'll definitely need a shower after I'm done with the yard. Yuck.

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