Take that, weeds!

Since we had a really nice, warm, long fall this year, I took the opportunity to clean out the space between our back fence and the drainage ditch that separates the houses on our street from the ones on the street behind us. I’d usually work on my writing and other computer-related duties in the mornings, then take a break in the middle of the day when it was warmest to work outside on the slaying of weeds, getting some needed exercise and soaking up some sunshine at the same time. This project had been begging to be tackled since we moved in five years ago, but until this year, I’d not had the time. After working all day at the magazine, the last thing I’d wanted to do when I came home was clean out a fence row. Plus, I needed those post-day job hours for my own writing and other necessary home tasks.

There are still a few things to do back there, but it looks a zillion times better. I can actually see traffic on the street behind our property now.

This is what the strip looked like before I tackled the weeds, briers and small trees:

And after a couple of weeks (in which you can tell the leaves on our sycamore tree turned brown and blew off their limbs), this is what the same area looked like:

The green you see down at the end is the beginning of our neighbor’s property. Hey, maybe he’ll get a wild hair and clean out the back of his lot.

I still have work to do. There are roots to dig out and grass to sow so we can mow this strip and keep it weed-free, but that’ll have to wait until spring. Cold weather has arrived, and this chick is not a cold weather fan. I have become Fleece Woman, and I’ll likely remain so until April.

Writing news: I finished writing and editing the synopsis for my new women’s fiction book last night and typed in those edits this morning. Then I sent the partial off to my agent for a read-through.

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