Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I am quite a Xanthippe* of Late...

And this is why.

Below is pictured the very bane of my existence:
And I don't even know what they are.

They have to be the "flower" of some tree in our yard, and I'm leaning toward hickory as that's the predominate kind of tree we have. I've blown them, in great quantities, off our driveway, walkways, patio, deck I can't tell you how many times this spring. (My hubs, GB tries to tell me it's for no other reason than that I'm obsessed with my leaf blower. And while I admit I have a most likely unhealthy attachment to said leaf blower, that's not the case this time.) See those little round bud-looking thingys? They come off, and if they're not flying through the air making it hard to breath, they're clinging to shoes, paws and such and getting all over the house. A mess I tell you, a mess!

So today I also blew off our totally covered roofs and collected two wheel barrows full of the damn things! When I was done and had put away my trusty leaf blower, a good wind kicked up as a summer storm approached. Above is the photo of more of very bane of my existence that flittered and fluttered down from whatever tree I'm really thinking of chopping down onto my just cleaned patio. When will it stop??

~

*Xanthippe was the wife of Socrates...and because of ~certain events~ that occured in their marriage, her name has become synonymous with "shrew" and more popularly (to whom I do not know) with "ill-tempered woman". (Personally, I think she was unfairly maligned.)

Very much a xanthippe - ill-tempered woman - is what I've become of late while dealing with the above unknown bane of my existence. So watch out!

~~~

xoabb
who expects an allergy headache at times...
(from those thingys!)

~


P.S. - Second time I've used this word, but it just fit so very well, I had to! And last time the word wasn't directed at me - so there! Different!

41 comments:

  1. You gave me a good laugh with this rant and wonderful post for the letter X. Very original.

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  2. Nah, you're not REALLY a shrew. are you?

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  3. I am most definitely this x. Very funny and there is nothing like a good rant to clear the cobwebs.

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  4. A shrew you are not....I had the same never ending chore last month with the "helicopters" that come off the maple trees. Now I am picking maple tree shoots out of my garden, foundation plantings and patio pots on a daily basis. I feel your pain!

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  5. She is definitely NOT a shrew everybody. Trust me. Annie, those are the things from the swamp maples that precede the helicopter thingies.

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  6. Thanks for the laugh!
    I do understand the rant.
    Good x!
    Sherry

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  7. Oh I totally get this issue, I have the same sort of fixation with dust bunnies..

    AND we caught up on The Closer last nite and I have to say that was the best episode ever ... LOVED Fritz's partner deputizing Brenda and Co .. and the girl friend ... I may need to watch it again .. nothing sad about poor now dead Kitty this week!

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  8. Oak trees, I think...!
    And the next thing they will give you will be acorns in the autumn.

    I use the stuff as mulch!
    :-)

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  9. we get tons of the mess... hate it it stains too... i think it is from the hickory trees!

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  10. Catkins...lots of trees have this type of flower...oak, hickory, other nuts. Messy, but necessary :-)

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  11. And so much nicer than calling someone a b*tch! ;-)

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  12. We have a similar issue with cotton from the cottonwood trees, that stuff gets everywhere!

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  13. I have a similar problem with little pine tree cones - they are everywhere and all about and no amount of cleaning makes them disappear... xanthippe, indeed! Good post!

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  14. Bane of your existence! I love the drama! Great X entry!

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  15. Wow, good x word, Annie!

    We had those things all over the place about a month or so ago. I think we're about 4 weeks ahead of you here in Maryland. They'll rain down for a couple weeks and then it should be over with.

    I thought they were maple. Leif knows dendrology, though.

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