Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
"You know, it might just be easier to get some panda bears," my friend commented as he noticed the continuously growing pile of bamboo in my backyard. The last 10 days have been a battle: us versus the bamboo grove.. After three days, I called my tree guy to come and haul it away. He took one look at our stack and said we need to triple the size of our pile. What?! It was 6-7 feet high! But we continued the hacking away of bamboo. We've bought new loppers (yep, that's what they're called....I always thought they were just big shears), a bow saw, and gloves. Armed and ready, the Blonde, KazKid, and the SeriousAthlete have chopped, dragged, and made an even bigger stack of bamboo trees. I wouldn't classify them as plants since these are at least 1-2 stories high. Our mountain of bamboo almost reaches my roof line currently. My neighbors commiserated with me. They moved here in August and have been on this bamboo battleground ever since the day they arrived. It's an invasive aggressive plant with sprawling deep roots that never give up. We bonded as we discussed ideas of how to get rid of this bamboo enemy that had made its way from my yard to theirs. I grabbed my laptop and began learning the in's and out's of getting rid of this pest. Pulling out bamboo shoots, roots, and rhizomes seemed an insurmountable task. At this point, I'm agreeing with my friend. I think we should just get a panda bear. I did some research and you can get a pair of panda bears for $600,000...just for a rental. Never mind. Back to Plan A and watching the pile reach exponential heights. If you don't hear from me, check my backyard....it really is a jungle out there =)
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Valery
6/20/2016 03:47:07 am
Amy, I really enjoyed your post. You are a lucky, because - probably - you live in a warmer climate and can grow bamboo, although it is difficult to control this plant and it was necessary to establish an underground barrier. I've been dreaming of bamboo in my yard. Please send your excess bamboo to me, I will be very happy! :)
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