Wait a minute! Wait. I'm having a thought. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. I'm gonna have a thought. It's coming... It's gone.

Well, the temporary fence idea went bust. Our dog, Tobie - soon to be renamed The Culprit - respected the boundaries for about 4 days before the fence was nothing more than a muddled mess of plastic chicken wire and rope. I think she was rather entertained with the puzzle presented before her and rather proud of her victorious solution. Husband and I have been pondering what to do for the next try. I really don't want to spend more money on temporary fencing supplies only to lay a goose egg at her feet and I also have a fear that by putting up a temporary fence, I may inadvertently teach her how to jump over the fence. I got into a discussion with a neighbor - they have a similar problem with their border collie - and they have resorted to the old fashion notion of placing objects around their backyard to get their dog to avoid certain areas. I have a couple of outdoor shelving units that are rather tall so I'm thinking of moving them over to where the temporary fence was.

But this also brought up another issues. Clovers don't have deep roots. I mean, grass doesn't either but it gets thick enough so that it's hard to dig through. I don't know if it's because of the frequency of the rain lately but we've noticed it's quite easy to dig through the clovers. My mother had this ground covering that we both really like and we're going to go spend Halloween with my family so I think I'm going to take some clippings of the ground cover she has and try transplanting it. I'm really not fond of the idea of 2+ types of ground cover. That means I have to do some shaping with the covers and that requires maintenance.

We'll have to see how this works out.

It's just a flesh wound

We took a vacation last week (which is another reason I got behind in posting) and came back to this.


another view


A better look at the carnage


As a result, this has occurred


Meet the culprit


So far, she has respected the temporary force field.

And the rain rain rain came down down down

I'm a week behind in updating but there still hasn't been much to update. We've been getting lots of rain which has been quite enjoyable. My little replant area has been thriving quite nicely.



I also found this nifty little item at Lowes

The top opens up to reveal that that wagon is a little storage area. And that padding comes out so you can use it for a kneeling pad or to sit on.

But it brings the question: Why do little kids get red wagons and old ladies get beige? discrimination I tell ya.