{"id":2949,"date":"2017-07-07T17:08:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T00:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2017-07-07T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T00:08:51","slug":"my-own-personal-game-of-thrones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/07\/my-own-personal-game-of-thrones\/","title":{"rendered":"My Own Personal Game of Thrones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was out at our house in the redwoods this week for a little respite and of course with home ownership come chores. There are some things that must be done and my ongoing battle with three fierce enemies is a summer ritual. My battle for dominance is akin to the <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> series.\u00a0 For those of you unfamiliar with <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, there are multiple competing forces all vying to rule a fantasy world. I can\u2019t really keep track of who\u2019s who most of the time; and there really doesn\u2019t seem to be a clear good guy, but there are clearly bad guys\u2026.any how, I took on my annual battle with the forces of nature like <em>Khaleesi<\/em> fighting the despicable slavery lords. My three opponents are these: One- the wily Poison Oak, clever at disguising itself \u2013 it can be a shrub, a vine and often likes to hide among other plants lying in wait to spread it\u2019s itch inducing oils. Two- the spiny Blackberry, armed from leaf to root with thorns and able to amass a great, vast, impenetrable army of shrubbery to defend itself. Three- Scotch Broom, an invasive species that shoots up everywhere, really everywhere, like the Zombie White Walkers in the afore mentioned fantasy world; and left unchecked can take over a hillside in a year or two. So those are my enemies, and while the weapon of a hoe is honorable and effective, it is no match for these voracious foes. Don\u2019t hate me for bringing out the big guns, <em>Round Up<\/em> and a two-gallon hand pump sprayer is my bazooka, or to keep the Game of Thrones metaphor going the <em>Round Up<\/em> is akin <em>Daenerys Targaryen\u2019s<\/em> mighty flying dragons defending her territory from all comers. Fingers crossed I have kept my rivals at bay for another year, but never fear, season 12 is just one rainy winter and sunny spring away.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2952\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2952\" src=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/266-still-life-with-roundup.jpg?resize=900%2C677\" alt=\"266.still life with roundup\" width=\"900\" height=\"677\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>From my sketchbook <u>Still life with Round Up<\/u> was done out on our summer deck after my epic battle, a gin and tonic close at hand!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was out at our house in the redwoods this week for a little respite and of course with home ownership come chores. 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