Putting the weeds to work for Us

[Buster's Uncle]

This is why we can't have nice things.  People make me so tired sometimes.

[Geo]

Does the house sitter have a kid living there with him? There seem to be child toys behind between the fence and the house.

[Buster's Uncle]

Nope.  Those are Mylochka's garden decorations.  I gave her the frog.

[Buster's Uncle]

Mylochka's out in unamerica right now, trying to sell her house.  These shots from yesterday are, no doubt, the last we will get.

And the lack of attention shows  .  It would have looked glorious by now if I'd been able to keep tending it...

[Geo]

Someone's interested in her house?

[Buster's Uncle]

I haven't actually been briefed.  I think the idea is to do some yardwork, get the last room repainted, make arrangements with a realtor, then come home.

We had to gang up on her to talk her into talking aunt Pokey.  It was less a concern about her being able to make the trip alone than that Texas and worrying is going to stress her out, and she'll cope better with company to hold her hand.  -Also?  Pokey's a helluva worker; the painting will get done much faster, and Pokey is a wizard of yardwork.

[Geo]

Sounds like you missed out on a away-from-it-all opportunity? Or are there plans you'll join them later on?

[Buster's Uncle]

No such plans.  They're going to do some dolling up of the premises and make some business arrangements and come home.  That was Pokey's idea; she's very good at advice.

[Geo]

Missed opportunity thus.
I mean, you could spent summer in UnAmerica!!

[Buster's Uncle]

Months too late to do the Ivy Gate any good, and everything about Texas in the summertime is bad.

[Unorthodox]

Gaggle of girls in the back yard.  Headache...

[Metaliturtle]

Buncle, good luck in this adventure.

[Buster's Uncle]

Luck? Adventure's over.

You can do a better tuber than this.

[Metaliturtle]

Alcohol and sleep deprivation tuber but at least I pulled 'er off.

[Buster's Uncle]

You have a lot of practice pulling it off...