We finally got a start on pruning back that jungle that now makes up the south side of our house. It's hard to believe that earlier in the year, you could actually walk between the house and the property line. I've got a lovely batch of blackberries growing there this year that I can't really get to, and I haven't been able to bring in any of the roses from the bush by the side door either. The blackberries are a new phenomena, but I really miss the roses. They've got a lovely scent.

So we went out with the yard waste barrel and pretty much filled it, without getting much more than three feet into the overgrowth. But at least that's three feet more than was accessible yesterday.

While we were pruning, we uncovered that nest that Jazz sleeps in during the day. D. says that she's got another one out back by the bamboo. I can't help but wonder if she'll move and start sleeping further down the walkway, now that we've 'daylighted' her current hidey-hole.