Monday, August 5, 2019

More things that want to poke me

I got in a morning of yard work before driving to my folk's Saturday. Got the yard mowed and then attempted to prune back the forcythia. A 6th sense told me to step back, and I discovered I had been all but on top of a ground hornet nest. All I can think is that my foot was actually on the hole, plugging them in, and then I backed up fast enough that I was able to get away.
Ok. Enough of that.
I went and started to cut back the front stone wall that was starting to over grow again. 6the sense told me to back up again, and to my amazement the lawn (now at about face height) was covered in Bumble bees, all flaying around at about 6" off the grass.
Not one to piss off a Bumble bee, I decided to wrap it up and head in for a shower.

Other yard news - The hosta is blown out and now my phlox is going crazy. All sorts of colors, thought right now the dark pink is dominant. There's a pretty little coral colored one that I need to watch - I'd like to have more than one of that. I've caught some of it getting mildewed, so I've hit it with a weak vinegar solution to hopefully control it before it spreads too bad.





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