The Triffids are back!

Giant Ragweed

Well, they aren't really Triffids, as the ones in the movie "The Day of the Triffids" are entirely fictional, but the giant ragweed's scientific name is Ambrosia trifida, so I figure that's close enough. 

Normally these devils are only two or three few feet tall, but in wet years, like this one, they get a little "above themselves" and try to take over the place. This is only a small patch, just behind that six foot ladder I put there for scale. You see, when people in Texas talk about how big things are here it isn't bragging, it's just fact!

When we left in early June this area was full of wildflowers about 3 feet tall. This is what a lot of water and heat will do when you aren't around to tame the monsters. These plants are just about to start making seed, so one of the items on my to-do list is getting them chopped down before they do so. The old DR mower will be able to take these down in no time, the only concern is, how many bug bites am I going to get in the process??