I have seldom had access to a local 'Cheers' type bar, but this town has one in each social/service club; Elks, Moose, Legion. Very nice, inexpensive drinks and 'everybody knows your name'. Apparently it's a thing in some towns in the West. It was news to me.

I really thought the goathead/caltrop season was over, but they have come back after recent rains as though I never pulled up the first thousand plants. After I got over my horror, I got a new sprayer and was all set to use the acid treatment, but, this dastardly weed can grow, flower, and set fruit/burrs all in 2 weeks--if you look at the stems with lovely little yellow flowers, there are already big fat burrs further down the same stem. Again,too late to poison or acidize, because would still have to harvest the plants to keep the burrs from getting into circulation.   

I see now that one must acidize or poison only the fresh new sprigs which are pretty darn small to hunt down. And I would get right on that, but right now hundreds of large plants have to be dug up, there are lots in the driveway in that will hitch a ride on my tires if I don't act now. I am getting out more of the root now that the ground is wet, so that's something.   But I studied up on caltrop and was dismayed to see it can take 3 to 5 years to eradicate it even with great effort, because the seeds stay viable that long.

Meanwhile, I've been careful to wear dark jeans for weedwhacking, but I wore a longsleeve shirt to foil the sun, which now has a grass-stained area. What is the advice on dealing with that?