Lesson for the day

Whenever you have a landscaper put bamboo in your garden— particularly if that landscaper isn’t completely sure what species it is and is absolutely confident it won’t send out runners— make sure they put in the rhizome barrier first. You don’t want to be digging a 2’ deep trench in cramped quarters in the corner behind your pond.

Mysterious recovered objects today: large chunks of concrete (found 1’ down), crimped-off segment of pipe, horseshoe.