. . .It’s worth overdoing.
Actually, that was my sister’s attitude, but The Squire seems to have decided it was a good plan, as well.
It is hot enough that we needed to put the air conditioner back in the living room window. As you can see on the far left, the bushes around the front of the house have gotten a leettle bit out of control. “No problem”, sez The Squire. “I can trim them a bit.”
Can you say “Scorched Earth”?
It looks as if Sherman took this route on his March to the Sea.
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It appears that he has determined that if he has to do it, then he is only doing it once!