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I'll say this, sense of time sure does go screwy after high school.
I've been outside for a couple hours today, sorting through the giant pile of chicken wire under the peach tree. It was stuff that we weren't using anymore, but didn't want to just throw out. I've been attaching it to the stop of the chain link fence so that the chickens will actually be contained in the chicken run if we close the gate. Normally we just give them run of the whole backyard, but Tuesday we should be fostering a greyhound. For those who don't know much about this breed, they were originally bred to chase coyotes and are now mainly trained in races where they chase small animals like rabbits. A LOT of dogs chase small animals regardless, so the chickens need to stay on their side of the yard. Same goes for the dog, I've seen more than one pull off a pretty high jump.
Sadly the chicken wire ran out halfway down the fence. We've got some more I can use, but I need wire cutters so I can section it off. I need to bug Mom about finding some before she goes to bed, so I can finish the job tomorrow.
I also trimmed some plants. We've got baby pecan trees that are right up against the side of the house. They have super deep roots that are hard to pull up, so we're just been cutting them down as they grow up. Though I'm tempted to find a way to pour some bleach or gas on the roots, see if that doesn't finally kill them. Our main pecan tree in the backyard needed a cut too, but not as drastic. There's a branch growing over the roof of the dog/cat room and a few of the branchs were resting on the roof itself, cause a bunch of scrapping noises whenever there was any wind around. So I crawled up and trimmed the lower branches. Gotta say it was kinda neat, being under the tree branches and looking up at the sky through a green ceiling.
Small scratches, mild sunburn. I'll be in the backyard again tomorrow : )