In our backyard, there are two trees that grow long-reaching vines, of the Little Shop of Horrors variety. These vines can grow amazingly quickly and can extend up walls, behind tresses, and up into the higher recesses of a larger “real” tree we have out there.<\/p>\n
While they provide for some nice greenery in our yard, vines have always wigged me out just a little bit. Maybe it only started after I watched The Ruins a while ago, but I feel like they’re a very dangerous plant.<\/p>\n
Vines, unlike most leaves and branches and tree parts, have a thin but sturdy core. Strong enough to ensnare a helpless passerby, string them up, and then perhaps…strangle them like a serpent. Vines grow at a rate that seems unbelievable, taking over a wall within a season.<\/p>\n
I’m fairly certain that if there were a nuclear holocaust, vines would be right there with cockroaches in terms of survivability.<\/p>\n
They feel like predators, like little green Napoleons, stretching out their fingers for more ground to cover, more area to conquer. More humans to consume.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the point is that Katie and I have decided to make this upcoming Saturday a yard work day and one of our primary goals will the culling and largescale removal of a lot of these vines. If you don’t hear from me on Sunday, I may be being digested by the vines, so you should probably come and either cut me out or bring some RoundUp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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