Sunday, June 17, 2012

A Hot June Day

We have been here a very long time - close to 3 decades.  Neither of us can remember such heat or so little rain.  It is cool under our trees and we have green irrigated pastures but going outside is still hot.  David works in the heat 6 days a week and he relishes the coolness inside on a hot Father's Day. The front range above Denver is burning and there was a fire near Tholow's last week but we are green here because we irrigate.

poison milkweed

David digging out poison milkweed.  Taffi is helping him
I have grumbled today about weeds.  I have never seen such a crop of poison milkweed.  It spreads via runners and seeds and it is a perennial.  If you don't stop it early you will be in a pickle like me.  I grumble that I have to spray but I would grumble more if I had to dig it out.  Thank God for chemicals.  Sure, I can dream about being in a homeowners' association and my monthly fees would pay a landscaper to spray with stronger chemicals than I can buy.  Green fees on golf courses pay for a landscaper to kill the weeds.   Municipalities and parks and cemeteries, schools and businesses have landscapers to spray weeds.  But, I am all my horses and the wildlife have and they count on me.  So, I'll give the glory to God for chemicals and the strength to do the job I need to do. 

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