The pond in the back of our house is trimmed back every year. This year was no exception. I snapped photos of before and after it was cleared. What a difference it made but not always good. Sigh! The color was beautiful but after the trimming, it was all gone.
The pond looking bleak.
It looks neat and not as colorful but this needs to be done since it gets too thick and uncontrollable. The fence is covered with an evasive vine called Bittersweet that takes over trees and other plants by smothering them. We have seen trees completely covered by this vine. It’s sad to see and almost impossible to save the tree once it gets covered as the vine climbs up the trunk of the tree.
We previous was a tree in our backyard in the pond that was covered by this vine. We kept trying to cut the vines away so the tree could live but we were unsuccessful. It grew too fast, resilient and kept coming back after we cut it away. It was so sad. This touched me so profoundly that I had to write a story about this vine and how to get rid of it. This short story is in one of my children’s books, Bedtime Stories for Children. There are six stories in each book about animals and other things that will interest children and keep them engaged along with the colorful illustrations by my husband, John.
Here is the series if you would like to check it out.
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This is a short story collection for children ages 5-8. They are perfect for bedtime or any time. They can be read by early readers or by a parent/guardian. They will provide a fun reading time for both the reader and the listener.
There are six stories with a colorful illustration of the characters of each story – one about an alien, a dragon, a fairy, a bear, a bear and a boy and a skunk. Each story will have life lessons for children to learn.
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This is book 2 of the Bedtime Stories for Children Series. There are six tales with an illustration for each. Children will read about two squirrels, a turkey, a frog, a tree, a leopard and mouse, and a cat. These animal tales will delight children and become their favorite bedtime stories.
Each story carries life lessons that will help children understand about the importance of friendship, helping others in need, family, and it’s okay to be different.
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Bedtime Stories for Children is back again with six more fun and entertaining stories for children ages 5-8. In this book children will read about a porcupine and a beaver, a snake, a deer, a fox and baby bluebird, a cow and a horse.
Each story carries important life lessons such as helping others in need, being kind to others, friendship is important, and it’s okay to be different.
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The Bedtime Stories series is here once again with six more fun and entertaining stories for children ages 5-8. In this book children will read about a dragonfly, a goat, a candle, a chicken and a rooster, a boy and a pelican and a fish, and a starfish.
Each story carries important life lessons such as helping others in need, being kind to others, it’s okay to be different, family matters more than riches or being famous, friends are important, and be the best you can be.
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We have the same problem here with kudzu, which kills the trees. It dies back every winter but then comes back with a vengeance. Can you clean out your pond? I imagine the local wild animals use it!
Our association does it every other year or more. I agree, the wildlife do use it and now have to go elsewhere. It is a detention pond which collects the runoff of rain from the community so it has to be kept somewhat clear. Our resident groundhog is no longer here. So sad. The pond did look beautiful but now looks bare. 🥲
Same here, snd the vines are often too thick to cut.