I didn't do a thing except admire my flowers that are all blooming so beautifully right now. Then I got a close look and found a bunch of little caterpillars on my zinnias. They are black white and light blue striped (from end to end not sideways) tried to get a pic but it was getting too dark. Anyone know if its a butterfly kind or a pest?

I leaned the fully extended top a 16-ft extenstion ladder against a Mesquite branch so I could use my pruning pole/lopper, fully extended to 12 feet, to cut some Mesquite branches to give more headroom above my 3-year of Bambusa tuldoides which has sprouted some monster culms that are now racing upwards. I bet the bamboo hits 40+ feet by mid-November, esp if the cold weather is late.

I had big plans, then dropped them all to drive over to a friends, her doggie was attacked by huge neighboring dogs. He seems to be doing ok (and she called the police and made a report); then hubby came home and we all went and moved big round bales of hay with a tractor and truck/trailor. It was my first time to drive a tractor-I think I did great!!! 41 yrs old and I learned something new (makes me think of the saying 'you CAN teach a dog new tricks'); then it rained all eve, heavenly Labor day. CJ

I worked in the garden/yard all weekend. DH helped quite a bit, but had to take time off to Dove hunt, fish, and then dove hunt again! Poor guy never gets much time off from work, so I was happy that he got the mini-vacation.

He did finish building a rose arbor that the Previous owner had started. It has a Lady Banks rose on it. I will take pictures and post later.

The most abitious thing that DH did this weekend was remove two huge holly bushes (the ones with the pokey leaves) that were almost as tall as the house. He had to use his truck and a chain to get the root balls up. He also removed 5 other shrubs on the alley side of the house. This were all planted by the P.O. and totally overgrown. I would rather start over with what I like! I am very fortunate to have a DH that is willing to do all of the work for me!

We had previously removed 5 "meatball" shaped dwarf yaupons from the front flowerbed. We brought in 2 truckloads of compost to amend the clay soil. (Dh did that, too! Plus, tilled it all in for me.) I am slowly getting the xeriscape plants added in. I need to show you buys before and after pics!

I need to plant a rosemary bush, artemsia, and some winecups into that front bed today. Maybe I will get it done before the rain starts. We are starting our first day of school (homeschool) today, so I may not get to it.

Hope that everyone else had a great Labor Day weekend. I know that I did!

Necia

Went swimming a couple places and ate a lot of food. I'm so ambitious!PJ

Noticed that PJ must be a better homeschool Mom than me! She can spell 'ambitious' and I can't! LOL To my defense, it was pretty early in the morning when I posted; hadn't even finished my first cup of coffee! I'd better send my 2 kddos to you to teach.

I did go ahead and plant the 3 plants this morning so that I won't be rushing the kids through school!

PJ, your weekend sounds fun, too! I love food and swimming. :)

Necia

Yesterday I took our dog out to our "new" property for the first time. She had a blast while I mentally landscaped. ;-)

I had to go get some medicine for a friend with pneumonia and a sinus infection. Her DH has a brain tumor and can't go get it.
It was hard to find a drug store open.

When I got home I worked my bootie off. I cut back plants, pulled weeds, fed my brugs, planted something I bought but never got around to planting and gathered seeds from my vinca/periwinkle.

PJ's a good teacher and mom.

Early is a great excuse for spelling errors! I don't start homeschooling (the difficult stuff) until my 13yr old gets back from CA on the 16th. The little guy is easy :^). I'm surprised I spelled ambitious right w/o spellcheck. Maybe homeschooling is helping everyone!
I could only model myself after you as a mom Carol. Maybe even as a grandma too! I don't do much housework or any yucky yardwork (weeds/grass) on holidays or weekends. I drag my 1/2 dead behind outta bed and do it early before everything get going in the morning. That way by the time I'm awake it's over. LOL!PJ

"That way by the time I'm awake it's over."

I love it, PJ! =)

Well, I know we should sit on our butts and watch the Jerry Lewis Telethon on Labor Day, but we didn't. We had a stump in our front yard that needed to be removed, so my husband thought he could chop it out with an ax. I tried helping with my mattock, but we weren't getting anywhere. He didn't want to rent a stump grinder because it was going to "cost a lot of money." So, we kept working for awhile - and I was whispering to him from across the yard, "Rent a stump grinder. Rent a stump grinder." I was trying to be subliminal. So he got mad and said go rent the #@$! thing. I left to get one at just before 11 am, brought it home and returned it within two hours. It was well worth the $75 rental fee. My husband has a hard time sometimes admitting I was right and said, "Go ahead. Get on Garden Web and tell everyone how stupid your husband was not wanting to rent a stump grinder. I don't want to hear about it anymore." So I did. hee-hee! And that is what we did yesterday.

LOL Denisew, I love it. At least he was out there helping you out.

PJ, DH cleaned our pool but it started raining over here by the time he finished we couldn't go swimming but he did cook out on the grill in the rain. Now thats a dedicated man on a mission LOL.

Backstroke through the back lake and the butterfly crawl through the front lake. It rained all day. And it flooded.
I always wanted to live by the lake, just not IN the lake!
Tally HO!

Well I know What I'll be doing as soon as we get some rain.
I just recieved my Irises !! I finally order Sea Power And I recieve one called Peace Prayer as a Bonus ! I'm Happy !
If You think daylilies are addictive try chosing Irises !
olgaflowers

Carol your so sweet for helping out your friend. It's great to know people halping others.

Olgaflowers, I smell an enabler y'all LOL I don't need addiction.