Visitors

My dad and sister Lindsey have come from Maryland to see me, about a five hour drive. The official reason for their mission is to help paint the babies new bedroom. When they arrived I gave them an official tour of the house, kinda feels silly doing that after living here for six months, as dad had not yet seen it.

Then I took them out back tired and hungry to see the backyard. My dad is a fan of this blog so he wanted to see the trees I have been getting from broadwells and all the volunteer trees and their damage. Every few feet it seemed they were asking me what's this and what's that. I didn't seem to have many answers. (All that tuition money vaporizing before my eyes.)

I created this monster by taking up a fasination with the weeds in my yard - of which I may have 25 or more species. I don't know what they are - not by a long shot. Ok well I may know that some belong in the mint Family (Laminaceae) but that is the end of all knowledge. Some of these weeds had such interesting blossoms, growth patterns or leaves that I intetionally have mowed around a good number of fine specimens. I am sure this invited the questions.

Add to this a beatle that Lindsey noticed and I am saddened to report that I did not know what Family or Genera it belonged to. This is especially sad because I sent a year identifying insect in school. My best guess was a Dung Beatle, but I could not remember the name. My mind just kept saying to me 'not Coleoptera'. Scarabaceae? Is that a word? Ugh!

Though he requested a visit with the Survivor Oak it did not happen. I had to return to the house to prevent dinner from burning.

At dinner Lindsey reported the honeysuckle eating had been nice. Ah yes they are in bloom here. As we ate dinner we could most definately smell them going into their eveing blooming cycle. As I recall they are scented for the night to attract moths. Honey suckle is my favorite scent for sure.

Today it has rained and rained and I am sleeping alot while they paint. No one has gone out to the backyard except the dogs to do their peeing.