Arlo just tell Janis that you have a hard time putting things into words and if she really wants to know she’ll have to experience it for herself. Then hand her the pruners.
About noon yesterday I went out to spread some mulch. My wife said that she and our daughter would come out to help. Three hours later I put away the wheelbarrow. They were still in their PJs. That’s how it’s going for me.
Oh, do I know the feeling. I manicured the 100ft lilac hedge that goes across front of our property this summer (right after blooming). Clip out all the dead and broken, shape it all, etc. Awkward too because we have a perennial row right in front of it on the house side. Lilac wood is too hard to use any sort of hedge trimmers on them, so it’s all by hand. Cut, snip, move the ladder, eyeball it, and repeat. Got it all down to about 9’ high and about 8’ wide. Then with the weird weather this year all the lilacs were stressed and were wilting/losing their leaves early, they even had a big article in the paper as to ‘WTF was going on with the lilacs this year’. Hopefully they recover well next spring.
This is the way I figure I will feel about 5 mins into the yard work at my very first home actually owned by me. I will be responsible for all outside maintenance. I did some for the house we rented (1/5 of an acre), so not to hard! We plan on buying 15-20 acres. A bit more work will have to be done. Granted most will be left alone, but I will be working with the state to set up a wildlife and forestry preservation plan to keep out invasive species and re-introduce native species – both flora and fauna – as possible to our area (which we have not figured out exactly yet). We are currently planning on mid-West Virginia, but do have a little leeway.
Here's Waldo about 4 years ago
He’s having an Indiana jones.
alasko about 4 years ago
Watch out for snakes!
Dirty Dragon about 4 years ago
Exactly how my put-off-all-summer fall weeding program goes.
nosirrom about 4 years ago
Arlo just tell Janis that you have a hard time putting things into words and if she really wants to know she’ll have to experience it for herself. Then hand her the pruners.
About noon yesterday I went out to spread some mulch. My wife said that she and our daughter would come out to help. Three hours later I put away the wheelbarrow. They were still in their PJs. That’s how it’s going for me.
Doctor Toon about 4 years ago
I have a machete that I use for branch removal, do wonder what the neighbors think
Rayrayld Premium Member about 4 years ago
Arlo Has a bit of Calvin in his Blood.
well-i-never about 4 years ago
That’s what you call intrepid.
pathamil about 4 years ago
Alabama Arlo and the Chore-List of Doom…
jarvisloop about 4 years ago
An unexpected benefit of retirement: I now enjoy yard work.
Before, I hated it. I saw it as a thief of what little free time I had.
JB10000Lakes about 4 years ago
Oh, do I know the feeling. I manicured the 100ft lilac hedge that goes across front of our property this summer (right after blooming). Clip out all the dead and broken, shape it all, etc. Awkward too because we have a perennial row right in front of it on the house side. Lilac wood is too hard to use any sort of hedge trimmers on them, so it’s all by hand. Cut, snip, move the ladder, eyeball it, and repeat. Got it all down to about 9’ high and about 8’ wide. Then with the weird weather this year all the lilacs were stressed and were wilting/losing their leaves early, they even had a big article in the paper as to ‘WTF was going on with the lilacs this year’. Hopefully they recover well next spring.
Michael G. about 4 years ago
Woman, do I intrude on your fantasies? Wait …
cracker65 about 4 years ago
A little exaggerated don’t you think?
dv1093 about 4 years ago
This is a July strip – not October.
coffeemom88 about 4 years ago
Indy!
trainnut1956 about 4 years ago
Indiana Arlo does have a ring to it, but it’s just not the same…
Outnumbered about 4 years ago
Is Arlo actually Calvin grown up?
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 4 years ago
Remember, Jungle Jim?
DJJG about 4 years ago
Love the snake . . . and the monkey . . . and the waterfall . .
raybarb44 about 4 years ago
Indiana Jones wishes he had it that easy…..
Tyge about 4 years ago
Arlo is having a Walter Mitty moment. “Beware the garter snake old Son. The ticks that bite, the branch that snaps!”
Cincoflex about 4 years ago
Indiana Arlo!
Yakety Sax about 4 years ago
It’s a jungle out here!
micromos about 4 years ago
She plants em he cuts em!
DCBakerEsq about 4 years ago
My backyard is essentially a leaf and branch factory.
Grutzi about 4 years ago
The little pony tail is not a good look on Arlo. Time for either a visit to the barber or for Janice to practice her hair cutting skills.
Spoonbone about 4 years ago
I love panel three, with the deceased forgotten pilgrim, consumed by vines.
locake about 4 years ago
I love trimming plants in the yard. Good thing my husband does not like to do that chore.
Say What? Premium Member about 4 years ago
That’s one way to keep up with the Joneses.
contralto2b about 4 years ago
This is the way I figure I will feel about 5 mins into the yard work at my very first home actually owned by me. I will be responsible for all outside maintenance. I did some for the house we rented (1/5 of an acre), so not to hard! We plan on buying 15-20 acres. A bit more work will have to be done. Granted most will be left alone, but I will be working with the state to set up a wildlife and forestry preservation plan to keep out invasive species and re-introduce native species – both flora and fauna – as possible to our area (which we have not figured out exactly yet). We are currently planning on mid-West Virginia, but do have a little leeway.
tcviii Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Vegetation control can be an endless task.