Jeanette and I have declared war on the thistles that are trying to take over our back bank and parts of our yard. So far I think the thistles have the upper hand, since you can never get the entire root of the plant. But on Tuesday, I wacked the thistles down to about 2 ft, some were taller than our fence. Then the rains came for the next 3 days, so this morning while the ground was still soft we pulled the thistles out of the ground. The bank looks real nice with the ivy, vinca and pachysandra all coming in nicely. We are experimenting with different kill alls to see which one will kill the thistle, roots and all. When we have a good solution, we will have to apply it to the new thistles, plant by plant. It will take several years to get rid of all the thistle and that is if we stay diligently on the plan. That was pretty much what we did today, well we did have 2 adult birthday parties to go to in the late afternoon and evening. The picture today is of Buster swimming in our pool, he has been in several times this year already. He loves to swim.
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