Perhaps they should just saw off the bollard in the middle of the entrance and be done with it:
Some backstory may be of interest.
Category: Oddities
Who’d’a thunk it?
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Paper Wasp Nest
I spotted a defunct paper wasp (or, more likely, a hornet) nest on a lawn under a tree:
Paper Wasp Nest – side view Call it basketball sized, large enough to raise plenty of wasps:
Paper Wasp Nest – end view I vastly prefer encountering those critters after their season is over …
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Motel Room Safe: Whoops
We spotted a pile of room safes in one of the motel stairwells:
Motel Room Safes in stairwell Judging from what we found in the room, it’s out with the old and in with the new:
Motel Room Safes – mounting pedestal Too bad about the mounting pedestal, though: same size, different orientation.
Something unexpected always lurks in the datasheet …
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Monthly Image: Wall Painting
One day, long ago, this tree grew in a certain bedroom:
Outlet tree And then a flower appeared in the laundry room:
Outlet flower Much to our delight, she asked for forgiveness, not permission … which was, of course, granted immediately.
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Dutchess Rail Trail: Maloney Rd Trailhead Ruts
It seems the DCW&WA SUV makes regular trips through the “No Motor Vehicles” bike access:
Maloney Rd Trailhead – 2018-11-07 If it’s not them, then it’s somebody following their example.
Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should … but, of course, the ordinary rules apply only to little people, not public servants.
Someone in the bike advocacy apparat once told me I’m the most cynical, bitter person they’d ever met, at least on the subject of getting along with public servants. As I see it, I came by my attitude honestly.
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Three Dead Mice
The rodents around here have great trouble with outdoor bowls, but this trio ended in a deep six gallon bucket next to the garage workbench:
Three Dead Mice Even though mice don’t seem like cuddly creatures, they ended their days snuggled together; we’ll just ignore the cannibalism thing.
Heck of a way to go, even for rodents. I renewed the steel wool blocking a gap in the garage door.
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Ants in My Drawers
Our Compact Edition of the OED doesn’t get much use these days, but Mary needed a magnifier for a class on quilt judging and the OED has one that seemed just about right:
OED Magnifier Box in drawer The magnifier comes in a removable box fitted neatly into the drawer, revealing a surprise underneath:
OED Magnifier drawer – plastic ant A detail view:
OED Magnifier drawer – plastic ant – detail It’s a plastic ant from a bag in the Kiddie Surplus box my Shop Assistant grew up with and a pleasant reminder of long-ago days, carefully placed where only I’d ever see it.
Of course, it’s still there …
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 