Hack-n-Slash

[bec_87rb]

The back yard has run riot; the husband had been keeping it "arboreal" for the wildlife he has fed for nearly 2 decades, with the lawn guy cutting the grass at will, and me very occasionally pulling weeds and whacking back vines.  It was his domain, so  as long as Minimum Lawn Guy could get his riding mower back there and had something left to cut

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The house is like a body

[suegypt]

Meanwhile, at suegypt's house, she is contemplating putting the whole property into assisted living, as the only thing for something so decrepit is just to try to maintain optimal decrepitude by keeping up with its meds.

Hope D's foot gets better

When You Get to a Certain Age

[bec_87rb]

Hee. And then your house can enjoy bingo and tossing beach balls back and forth with the other decrepit houses, and sitting quietly in the sun by itself, front porch upturned. :)

Hey, a young buck just wandered into the backyard! He has fuzzy antlers and, after some browsing on the vegetation, has settled down under the pear tree to rest amongst the vines.

Thanks for the well-wishes!

RE: When You Get to a Certain Age

[suegypt]

I like the image of the front porch, that's pretty accurate. I'll keep that in mind as Mr. and I go to MIL's "happy hour" this afternoon at her AL home.

The buck comment, is that for reals? We had so much fireworks cacophony last night I imagine the deer and coyotes joined forces to find a new neighborhood.

The Rockets Red Glare

[bec_87rb]

A real deer! We have lots of shade back there and as more and more of the land around here gets destroyed for parking and housing, they are like fish swimming in a drying puddle. This tiny patch looks like forest. I suspect before we started being at home so much during the day, it was a restful place to lie under a tree.

He bolted when someone started up a lawnmower directly behind him in the neighbor's backyard. I can't imagine what July 4th was like for the deer; there were fireworks in every direction in this neighborhood.

[chhinnamasta]

Sorry to hear about D's foot. What happened?! I wish him a full and speedy recovery

The Summer Sound of Yer Heat Shield a-Flappin

[bec_87rb]

Oh yes, repairs line up on the periphery, then one jumps in the pool, and it's everybody in.

Backdoor glazing on the outside, or inside? I ask because once one is home during the day, which I have been doing more of, you get an idea of the number of times big fat juicy birds like mourning doves accidently smack into glass on the backside of our home. Wonder if they could *plumpf* against door glass hard enough to cause cracking?

In any case, I feel you on the concept of being the designated Taking Care Of It person. I'm getting exhausted up in here.

D was just rejoicing that the fireworks downtown will likely be postponed because of forecasted pop-up gulley-washer storms tonight; not a fan of our President Trump. I might watch on TV, to see how they handle it - Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinese often do the hosting, and I wonder if they are on-board with this tank-riffic vision of the Fourth that Mr. Trump got in France.

RE: The Summer Sound of Yer Heat Shield a-Flappin

[chhinnamasta]

Backdoor glazing on the outside shattered. I don't think either of us were home when it happened. It could well have been a critter, the kid next door throwing a rock or ball, someone's weed eater kicking up a rock... God only knows. There was no obvious point of impact. The glazier thought it could simply have been a flaw in the tempered glass, stressed by environmental conditions. Our neighbor's second floor bedroom window spontaneously shattered on three separate occasions (there's that number again). I had no idea this sort thing was a regular occurrence

RE: The Summer Sound of Yer Heat Shield a-Flappin

[suegypt]

The Capitol Fourth is a separate thing from $45's Gasbag Extravaganza, and i think they got the dreamy John Stamos (whose dreams?) to host it this year. I hope they clean up the Lincoln Memorial...