Are those real Nicole? I've never seen that shape before.

party_music, nicole, susan, thank you for the compliments. That pic was taken a week ago. Since then the grass has started to brown due to lack of rain. The work in the 16 or so individual beds falls primarily to my DH. He just finished the 2'nd edging of most of the beds for the growing season. The excessive rain early on made it impossible to keep ahead of the weeds. Many plants in the beds need dividing. That just isn't on DH's priority list and i am not able to do anything other than what I can easily reach from my scooter. Hoping to hire some help next spring.

Yep, Bourbon Street is a different scenario than other tourist's places.Lots and Lots of ants.

Elizabeth...so U got me to wondering...what is the diff between a Lynx & a bobcat. Quote: "Lynx have an entirely black tail tip, while the tip of a bobcat’s tail is black on top, and white on the bottom." and the bobcats tail is longer than a lynx. Otherwise.....location is key. No Lynx anywhere near Colorado. So now I know....:0) Photo of how to tell Lynx & Bobcat apart