They Are Already Here

View the video by clicking on the link below. It is offensive but important to see.
http://view.break.com/278059
You have all heard the argument for the war that goes a little something like this - if we don't fight them over there then we are going to have to fight them in our backyards. Well, they are here and would be in my backyard if it weren't so small. I am not afraid of the terrorist from far off lands but I am afraid of the ones down the road at the local Baptist Church. Our freedom is not jeopardized by the existence of Al-Qaeda. Lets take care of what we have going on at home. After viewing the video at the above link could someone please explain the upside down Canadian flag! Are we to believe that Canada is one sinning country? At what is with the "you will eat your kids!" line?

Are you ready to deal some drugs?

That question seemed a bit funnier when asked by a Hot Cop to George Micheal. I am in need of cops, any kind will do - hot, ugly, short, tall. As long as they have a weapon of some sort, they are welcome in my neighborhood. Yes, this relates to my little yard. You would think that with a thirty-foot wide lot I wouldn't have to worry about multiple drugs deals happing in my front lawn. Superior is full of surprises. Our economy is so terrible that our drug dealers have traded in their four-wheel drives for economy cars. Great! Now Civics can park end to end in front of my house and its party time for the meth heads. Usually I don't mind the drug deals; survival of the fittest at its best. Today was different. I am mad. Trevor and I are going to have to come up with some yard ornament that deters dealers. Maybe they have an food allergy like vampires with garlic. I will look into this and let you know what I come up with. Do you think the "War is Not the Answer" sign in the yard is attracting them? Maybe I should switch to my favorite bumper sticker: CAN'T FEED 'EM! DON'T BREED 'EM!. That bumper sticker was at the dollar store and I found that quite ironic.

Buster Blue (Red, Pink, Orange)

One look and Buster and you know what color our next project will be. It is hard to see in the photos but Buster has orange, red and blue paint all over him. The blue paint is from a few weeks ago and the red and orange are from today's project. Also, you can tell what materials we are using; Buster's hindquarters are covered in sawdust.

Front Yard Improvements

Our little backyard always seems to be where we spend most of our energy. This weekend Trevor "mixed it up" and did a front yard improvement. The area at the base of this tree was pretty plain, so he decided to use some landscape edging we had lying around and make a flower ring. Although it looks a little blah now, in a few weeks we should have quite a variety of summer annuals.

Heavenly Compost

Trevor works very hard to create his heavenly compost. The compost area is near the alley so our neighbors can toss in their yard clippings. The large black barrel is the compost tumbler. Trevor made it out of a 55 gallon barrel, some pieces of wood we had lying around, and a steel rod. Another one of his wonderfully cheap creations; cheap in price not in quality.

Pretty Pretty Peony

The peony had not blossomed when the storm hit and thus they were saved. These beautiful flowers face our neighbors home so we can't even look at them. Next year we are going to thin them out and transplant some in the backyard.

60 mph winds

These photos were taken on a cloudy morning. I wanted to post photos of this years Iris crop and a impending storm got me moving. An hour after I took these photos a 60 mph storm hit our area and destroyed some of our Iris crop. I love Irises because they are virtually maintenance free. Because I like my yard to look a bit overgrown these flowers fit in perfectly.