In article dth>,
"The Ranger" > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote in message
> ...

> [snip]

Actually, you snipped out the first half of my joke. Miche is posting
from New Zealand, and it's the height of the blackberry season (in fact
she mentioned getting a big fat one last Friday).

> > ObFood: We have a lot of wild blackberries in this area,
> > but for some reason, they aren't growing right now.
>
> Does your county spray to keep them contained? I was totally
> psyched when I saw a huge bramble along 1 but then SWMBO
> pointed out the tanker truck spraying the roadway ahead.

The blackberries aren't growing because it's the dead of winter here!

Well, *I* thought it was funny!

We have a creek a long block away, with lots of blackberries and fennel.
There is no road running along the creek, but there is a bike/pedestrian
path. I don't think they spray, but they bring in weedwhackers. I love
to walk there after they take down the fennel, it smells so good. The
fennel grows about ten feet tall.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA