A Skirmish

Silver Spring, MD--On Saturday, the ceasefire between man and thorny weeds was shattered by a sudden assault on the weeds' left flank. For the past two months, man and plant had been eying each other warily since the discovery that the thorns had reclaimed land in the northwest yarden after suffering severe losses in the battle of the northeast yarden six months ago. Despite the discovery, no direct action was taken, lulling the thorny weeds into a sense of security. But at around 7:00 PM, five thorny plants were obliterated in the space of twenty minutes. The weeds responded by enveloping an errant batted ball and poking it. The next day, the remaining weeds received a crude drawing of a hole in the ground with a note reading "You. Next week."

In other news, I found out that I've been cultivating pokeweed again. Seriously. At least it looks like the green beans are working.