i've spent most of my day battling an evil forsythia...i am not a fan of those things. this one has probably been planted for at least 10 years; it was about 20 feet wide and almost as deep. while i was away, my mom and dad took out about 1/4 of it and today i'm glad to say i got it down to about 2/3 gone. the main plant is HUGE, the stems are more like trees than a bush...i had to get out the hacksaw! hopefully we'll have a couple more nice days next week, and i can get it finished, because the mulberry trees are just about far enough apart to string a hammock between them and i'm anxious to give that a try. :)


this is what makes me smile:
living in the country.