Other things we saw out yardsaling on Saturday

Ugh Engish Ivy. I have been ridding the backyard of that for weeks. Nice photos, Ron.

Nice photos. The ivy picture makes me cringe. We've been trying to avoid this on my dad's house for weeks, however they ivy has other plans. This pic is what I'm afraid the house is going to looks like everytime he calls me to help de-ivy the house.

I'd take the flower but no way would I want my house covered with ivy like that.

I understand it burrows in and tears off the siding, but I kind of like it. Must be my English roots.

this was interesting

Jim, my mind works in such a way that I could see making the house out of something it couldn't burrow into, and then tacking chicken wire on the outside and letting it go wild : )

I love the Lost Cat sign....that one should go to Jay Leno.

the house with the Ivy siding....YUCK.
About 14 years ago, one of our neighbors had a house like that covered in ivy. they died and the new owners removed all of that stuff and the outside of the house was completely ruined. They had to really do some work to get the damage fixed.

I would go NUTS if my house had ivy like that...ICK

I think it is beautiful too.

Thank you, Lora. We also saw a whole cigarrette laying in the alley. I thought about taking a picture, but didn't. It was just one of those things where you wonder what the rest of the story was.

I have a similar plant that is trying to invade my back yard from a neighbor's.
I nuke it periodically, but it keeps coming back...kinda like born-again Christians.

Tracy, you're point of view predominates. What I don't like are all forms of siding I see on houses. If and when I build a house, it will have no siding. I don't know what it will have, but it won't be siding.

Yes Vic, I agree. There is no right and wrong here. It's just a matter of taste I guess.

Bert, it sounds like tenacious stuff.

Interesting pictures. Whoa...that ivy is really taking over that house.

I like the ivy.

Holy moly, that's some invasive ivy! It's very hard on the house, too, unless it's vinyl siding. I always thought it was cool looking, but my grandma always said that a decent amount of ivy could destroy a house. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it would be to get rid of that much of it, if you wanted to.

great photos

It can be fun to just see what it there. I see signs regularly which don't give enough info to help. Does it do any good to simply know someone has lost a pet ?

Good stuff, Ron.

I like to see Ivy covered houses too. But then being a pesky Virgo, I think of the ants and other tiny beetles tramping around inside.

Now Bert, that's cheeky!

Thank you for stopping by, Shannon!

Lori, me too.

Thank you, Princess. It seems to be well known that ivy is bad for a house - it seems. Janie's family had a concrete backside of the house and the ivy would grow all the way up it. I'll want to investigate, and see if there are ways to keep the ivy from tearing at the house. I sure do like it.

Thank you, Linda!

Jim, I wonder if ivy could be trimmed on the underside somehow, so none of the tendrils gets big enough to do damage. Probably not, but thinking is like that - lots of dead ends.

Thank you, Spencer. I like all sorts of impromptu signs I see in lawns and along the road. Some make it clear it's a good thing the owner didn't invest in a real business or borrow money to take out TV ads. There is great cluelessness in the world.

Wilhelmine, I built a patio a few years back with slate, by a nice big tree. Ants moved in under the slate, and I could see them marching up and down the tree all the time. The ants are a minor irritant; they mind their own business mostly. Now after several years all of the other trees within twenty yards have died from some sort of pine beetle, but the ant tree is thriving. I think I know why.

Those are some very nice pictures. I like the ivy picture as well covering the house.

Thank you, Sandy. I think maybe it would make the house cooler, but I've never had a vine-covered home, so I don't really know.

These would be good image prompts for writing, Ron! There's at least one story behind each one (& the cigarette, too).

I love the self-serve cup. It fits with the midwest.

Nice photos Ron.

Thank you, Rhonda. I haven't done that yet, and I'm not sure how to go about it.

Debra, this was in a lower income neighborhood, and I like that they felt comfortable in leaving the loot out there. It says a lot about everyone involved.

Thank you, Nana!

I like ivy covered houses.

Yeah. Me too, Rose. I like all sorts of things that are supposedly harmful.

The house did look lovely with the ivy covering it. The flower photo was gorgeous. My favorite color too!

Love the clematis, love the ivy on the house. Nice photos Ron, thanks.

People have the most wonderful flowers in their yards, Sarina. It's like a private tour of each person's version of paradise.

Hey, so it's called a clematis, is it? Thank you Wanda! It's nice to know you both liked the ivy.

I have clematis, I love it.

Prior to tonight, I'd never heard the word. Thank you, Kim.

We had English Ivy on one side of our house. It was very pretty, but loaded with bird nests and bugs. We had to pick up so many dead baby birds. Unless you're a crack of dawn, riser, don't have ivy. Those dadburn birds start chirping before dawn. The vines do work their way under the siding, including bricks. It is lovely, but not practical.

Jan, you make English Ivy sound more wonderful than I could have ever imagined.