Cindy vs. The Backyard, 2010 — three steps forward, one back

My battle with my backyard continues. In recent weekends I’ve cut back more of the forsythia. See: Progress! I’ve chopped the bushes far to the right. At that point, there’s still another smaller bush or two, but most of the space is taken up by a rogue tree, which has multiple trunks of up to …

Cindy vs. The Backyard, 2010 — incredibly sweaty edition

Today I continued chopping down forsythia and then hauled a bunch away. It was a great day for it, as long as you didn’t mind the strong sun, high heat, and humidity. There was a fairly consistent breeze, which helped. Somehow I failed to apply sunscreen — I didn’t even think of it, which is …

Cindy vs. The Backyard, 2010 edition

This was my backyard last week: That kind of pretty plant that has taken over my tiny yard is crownvetch. If you’ve driven along any PA state highway you’ve seen it. Crownvetch was named a beautification plant in Pennsylvania in 1982, and it’s planted along highways and anywhere there’s a risk of erosion. It’s incredibly …

Two weeks of nice, fifty weeks of terror

Forsythia has Sprung!, originally uploaded by seeks2dream. The forsythia in my yard have begun to bloom. They have pretty yellow blossoms that last for a long time, and they act as a clear signal that Spring is really here. It’s good that they look pretty for a couple of weeks, because for the rest of …