RW> Almost. This month's Texas Monthly has an article about a guy who lives
RW> on the western edge of the Big Bend National Park. The pictures
RW> accompanying that article would remind you of Monument Valley. Those
RW> that he has taken from his airplane are spectacular.
 
What's the name of the article?  I have a link to that site.
 
RW> Yeah, but when your mouth is in your hat, everyone knows it's a line of
RW> BS.
 
That's partially what she meant.  (-:
 
RW> My driveway in Poway was lined with evergreens. I deliberately trimmed
RW> them so that there was plenty of room to park under them, removing all of
RW> the lower branches for that. That also allowed the grass to grow under
RW> them too. The one in the front yard was about 60 feet tall and I trimmed
RW> the lower branches so kids wouldn't be climbing on my roof.
 
It was almost impossible to get grass to grow beneath a pine tree forest. 
If I wanted to do any climbing, I could go next door to the City of Abita
Springs Fire Tower (another story, but short) and climb to the top.  I got
permission from the dudes in the office first and politely asked if I had
to furnish my own parachute.  The resulting expression on their collective
faces was priceless.  Anyway, the short story is that where I lived, I had
a Covington phone number, a Mandeville address and the City of Abita
Springs next door.  So, any time I stepped off the property, I was in
another town, depending on which direction I stepped.
 
RW> My neighbor has two figs growing in her front yard. She lets the figs go
RW> to seed...figs can be grown in the deserts of CA, but the ground west of
RW> the coastal mountains are made up of decomposed granite, so nothing grows
RW> unless you plant it in a hole bigger and deeper than the root ball. Even
RW> then, the trees that do grow in that stuff fall over easily because the
RW> tap root can't penetrate it.
 
That's a shame and seems like a waste of time trying to plant something there.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... Be spontaneous.......combust.
--- D'Bridge 3.31