We've had crazy weather patterns in most of the United States this year. In our part of the country, we have had a lot of rain. We began cutting grass earlier this spring than in most of the previous years. Between all the rain and mower problems, the grass got away from me.

One morning I noticed a little thistle growing at the end of my front porch. Since they have stickers on them, I couldn't pull it out by hand, so I made a mental note to catch it with the weed whacker. As spring pro...
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