i don't really have much to say, otherwise. i'm having fun planting things in the yard, a lot less fun fighting back the vines that were allowed to run rampant by the previous owner. i don't even know what they ARE, just that they seem to take on a lot of different forms depending on what's needed to take over a given area. the only reason i'm almost certain it's all the same vine is because of the leaf morphology. otherwise, the stems can be woody and nearly branchlike, totally vine-like with tendrils, or vine-like with adhesive bits. they make the fence look quite nice, i just don't like that i have to keep an eye on them or they try to grow up trees and strangle them, or take over my lawn, or grow up under my garage siding. also, i don't like how many mosquitoes they seem to harbor. i can't go out in my yard if it's overcast, and even if it's sunny god forbid i go into shady spots unless it's REALLY hot. i plan to spray the fenceline with a mosquito spray. i'd rather spray the vines directly and stay out of the yard for a half hour or so, than spray myself with bug spray every time i want to go out there, and even then not be able to stay out for long, lest i get eaten alive. we'll see if it works. if not, it was worth a shot.

anyhoo, i don't have much else to say. i'm quite boring, really. i don't know when i'll have the time/motivation/computer to be online again, since i have a bunch of house projects going (and i feel strangely antisocial lately) but i'll do my best.