A tour of our weed infested yard

With all the rain we have received it was inevitable that the weeds would start growing at a very fast pace.

 If you guessed these to be baby mesquite...you are right :-(

 

If that was not bad enough all the ant mounds I got rid off have come back exponentially.
 

Yesterday afternoon on my way to check on Walter, I came across many little yellow flowers that were not there that morning.  As usual I did not have my camera on me so decided I would photograph them today...alas, they were not there...that is until this afternoon.

For a couple of weeks now I have been seeing a rather well fed cottontail rabbit munching on some grass but I have not had my camera with me.  He or her does not appear to be afraid of me, though I did have to chase him over to the lot next to Walter's so I could get a close up picture this afternoon.

When I did, I noticed that the little yellow flowers were once again in bloom...how odd, whoever heard of afternoon flowers?

The pomegranate tree is coming back to life after the ants almost killed it...

We even have one that grew on its own without me ever planting it.

The pecan tree in the front is not doing well, again the darn ants have been the culprit.  Even the cactus and cacti have grown taller and soon will have flowers and/or fruit.

Of course those pesky mesquite trees have already started to have pods and some have started to fall...that only means more work for me :-(

This concludes the tour of our weed infested yard :D

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Mesquite Pods / Purple Sage

The heat and the wind combined to make it a stay at home day.  However, tomorrow is trash day and since mother and I hardly generate enough to even fill up the trash container half ways...I knew I had to put on my big girl panties and tackle raking those darn mesquite pods!!!

They are everywhere and the winds have only served to shake the trees and allow more to fall.  If it wasn't for Cliff and friends who cut some pesky mesquites on the northern part of the property...I would really be crying in my milk.  Thank you guys!!!

I had a near accident when I dropped the camera.  I was trying to photograph Walter and the beautiful purple sage that has began to bloom after the recent rains.  Thought it was a goner but I finally managed to fix it...thus allowing the lens to go back into its compartment.

The horse flies were getting to him so he started shaking his head and ruined his photo op...but the sage is still quite pretty!

When I finished raking it was too dark to take a decent picture or for that matter bundle them up.  I guess that means I will have to get up early tomorrow morning and finish the job. :(

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Moats / Ants

It had been a while since we had any significant rain that really soaked the ground.  Took this opportunity to dig moats around some of the trees.

 

Could not go any deeper because of the roots

You may wonder why I did not remove the weeds?  Well, I forgot my Sally Hoe last time I went to Houston.  I am also hoping Walter will show up any day now and he needs to have something to graze on.  Probably the main reason though...I am lazy...:D

Did the same for the shrubs...or are they considered flower plants?

While it was still doable...dug a hole for another shrub Mom wants planted.

The ant invasion is in full swing.  Here I thought I had exterminated them but they are alive and well :-(

Fire Ants

Sugar Ants

These Pissy ant mounds are all over the property

The only decent size pecan tree is being devoured...each day there are less leaves on it...Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Same story for the pomegranate tree...

However...nothing seems to infest these pesky mesquites...full and lush as ever :-(

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.