The complex of condos in which we reside has decided to take on a new project: xeriscaping.

For those of you who don’t know, xeriscaping is landscaping designed for low water areas (aka “deserts”, aka ”Fresno”). So, they pull out anything that requires water to thrive (aka “anything alive”) and replace it with landscaping elements that don’t require any care (aka “bark and rocks… maybe a manzanita or two”).

Philosophically, I’m into the xeriscaping thing.  It’s good for the environment, it’s cheap, it seem natural for an area like Fresno.  Asthetically, however, I’m not a fan (aka “I think it’s butt-ugly”).  Of course, we’re renters, so it doesn’t really matter what we think.

Anyway, after about two months of slowly watching our grass die (so depressing), they’ve finally gotten around to pulling out all the normal landscaping.  Instead of hauling it away, they’ve been piling it–along with all of the trash they find–at our front door.

So, if you visit us anytime soon, please know that we’re not rednecks who’ve let their lawn die and toss beer bottles off the font porch. We’re just doing our part to save the world.

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