More outside projects

After staring rapturously for a while at my beautiful wild rose bush I noticed that it leaned a little. By a little I actually mean that the shoots, which are my height, were bending so far over that they almost touched the ground. This was not aesthetically pleasing. So I bought a trellis and some tape, and ta-da! Now I can claim some credit for something that looks nice in our yard.



This morning I left the house to go grocery shopping and to farmer's market. Joel was having Keith Dimeler over to help him tackle our juniper bush problem. He hinted that they might be going to Moscow Building Supply for some tools. I didn't think much at the time, I probably just nodded. As I drove home a few hours later I passed Keith and Joel in Keith's truck. They looked extremely pleased about something, and I noticed a mass of destroyed juniper branches piled in the truck bed. When I got home I found this in our front yard.



I have to admit I was a little shocked to see two large holes in our yard, not to mention a piece of machinery slightly bigger than what I had envisioned when I heard the word 'tool'. But I was also immensely pleased. Keith and Joel in the space of a few hours had decimated our two gigantic and hideous juniper bushes, roots and all. I'm very thankful for their hard work. Yay for dead junipers! The world was made a prettier and safer place today.



Granted it will be even prettier once we fill those massive holes with grass.