Parsley outside my backdoor!
El Niño, La Niña, whatever, I forget how it goes, but I think that due to the oppressive heat we had this Summer, we are having a very wet Winter. Or maybe the wet Winter is a harbinger of a mild Summer to come? I don’t know, but we have had rain near ’bout every four days ’round these parts all Winter long! I’ll try not to complain because I know we have it very easy in the Winter. This is our time to shine! We seldom get snow, and when we do, it’s hardly anything to worry about. Also, the rain we’ve gotten lately is sorely needed. So, I’ll try to not sound too whiney. OK? I’ll try.
Never buy plastic fencing, even though it’s cheaper than the wire fences.
BUT!
I’m really sick of the mud, and the kids being in the house so much. See, one of the trade offs that Texans are so proud of is that even though we huddle indoors listening to the humm of the a/c for most of the Summer, which, by the way, lasts about eight months here, the pay off comes in the Winter when we can enjoy the truly mild (yesterday the high was 79°) field trip weather. Perfect for going to the Zoo, or bird watching, or cleaning up a long neglected backyard!
I’ve had it with the rain and the resultant mud, and we have mud! After our record breaking heat and drought this past Summer, there is no lawn, just mud Mud MUD!
Rabbit cages, clothes lines, and dirt lawn – it’s the Redneck Tri-fecta!
Today is a great day. It’s sunny, dry and 50°, so there is work going on out back. If I had focused on laundry instead of rabbit breeding this morning I might have even hung some laundry on the line. That’s ok, first things first.
Tomorrow the forcast calls for more mud in the form of rain AND snow. I have my doubts about the white stuff. My kids have still never even seen it, and likely some of them doubt if it’s a really and truly real thing. At least we’ll enter into this weeks wetness with a cleaned up yard!
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