Old Dummy
Who am I? Why am I here?
- Location
- In the backwoods of NYS
Burning Bush in front yard, taken today:
My road, taken a year ago:
My road, taken a year ago:
Fall pix . . .
- Thread starter Old Dummy
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Ruth n Jersey
Well-known Member
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
Very nice. It looks like you have a lot of privacy.
Old Dummy
Who am I? Why am I here?
- Location
- In the backwoods of NYS
Yes I do, but the years are creeping up on me. The woods is constantly encroaching on my yard and I have to "beat" it back every few years or it would take over everything. Raspberry briars start hanging over the grass, then honeysuckle and other woody brush. Although I'm still fine physically, I'm getting mentally tired of it all.
I used to cut it with my tractor and bush hog but my tractor hasn't run in two years (it's only a year younger than I am) and I'm too lazy to fix it. I was going to rent a walk-behind brush chopper this fall but it hasn't happened yet, and won't. I will HAVE to do it next spring.
This all seems to be a natural part of aging: My 78 year-old sister used to spend hours on her outdoor flower beds, but in the past few years she hasn't, and she said it's not that important to her any more. She is still perfectly healthy and able. Oh well, we all know where this ends.
I almost stepped on this little guy today when I left for lunch. The last time I saw one was about ten years ago. I looked it up today and it is a juvenile Eastern Newt. Adults are brown/green. These orange ones don't even look real, they look like a kid's toy. This little guy was about 2-3 inches long:
