The Lawn Whisperer Says Don't Waste Water Flooding The Tandy Hills With Guerrilla Art

When I hit the Tandy Hills today, around noon, the temperature was 92.7. With a semi-strong wind blowing. Which had a nice semi-cooling effect.

Today I took the north junction option on the trail down Mount Tandy. This route takes me over Tandy Falls.

I was quite surprised today, in the midst of the Great North Texas Drought, to see more water roaring over Tandy Falls than I've ever seen before.

By the time I made it to where the Tandy Highway crosses the Tandy River the flood had somewhat subsided. I could see, by where the high water mark had been, that I would likely not have been able to make the crossing at that point in time when the flood was at its most perilous.

There have been full page ads in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from the Lawn Whisperer, of late, advising locals not to over water their lawns. That same so-called "newspaper," this morning, had an article about the epidemic of broken water mains wasting water all over Fort Worth, at a leaking level greater than other Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex city's leak levels.

The Star-Telegram article indicated that the culprit behind the broken water pipe epidemic is the day after day HEAT wreaking havoc with the ground. No mention was made of the possibility that the epidemic of seismic testing might be a contributor to the broken pipe epidemic by also wreaking havoc with the ground.

Speaking of seismic testing. The seismic testing cables and equipment have now been removed from Mount Tandy. In their place a new piece of Tandy Hills Guerrilla Art has been installed.

I think I will call this work of Guerrilla Art "Tandy Tower."

If you look closely at the picture of "Tandy Tower" you can see part of the stunning skyline of beautiful downtown Fort Worth, peaking out above "Tandy Tower."

I wonder how many gallons of water were wasted today falling over Tandy Falls? It was a very high volume of water.

I wonder what the Lawn Whisperer would say about such waste? 

I wonder if all the water wasted on all the lawns in Fort Worth, during the entire lawn watering season, add up to what was lost over Tandy Falls today?

Very perplexing.

The Tandy Hills Guerrilla Art Installation Has Been Removed As Seismic Testing Spreads All Over East Fort Worth

Does my one longtime blog reader notice what is missing in the picture?

Yes, you are correct, the Tandy Hills Guerrilla Art Installation, called Orange Flags in Feces, has been completely removed, including the orange ribbon that was tied to the adjacent bush.

Was the removal of this Art Installation an act of counter eco-terrorism?

I do not know if the orange flags are associated with the Barnett Shale Natural Gas Seismic Testing that seems to be spreading all over East Fort Worth.

It is very odd. Every day I seem to see cable in new locations. But I have yet to see anyone laying the cable. One would think I would, since it is quite an effort the cable layers go through.

Duct tape secures the cable across driveways, more elaborate cable covers are used where the cable crosses a street. And then there are the prong things that get stuck in the ground and the above ground testing devices.

I know the gas drillers own the mineral rights below the ground, but how is permission granted for this above ground activity? It seems like the property owners should be able to charge the gas drillers a fee for using their ground.

It's very perplexing.

100 Degrees Again With A Feces Flag Stuck On The Tandy Hills

On the prairie on top of Mount Tandy, where there is currently a lot of Barnett Shale Seismic Testing cable laying on the ground, there is also a large number of orange flags, like the one in the picture, stuck in the ground.

But the one in the picture is not on top of Mount Tandy. I found it stuck in the ground, well, more precisely, stuck in some feces and then the ground, in a location deep in the heart of the Tandy Hills Natural Area.

I was on this exact trail yesterday and at that point in time there was no orange feces flag stuck in the ground.

Is this yet one more example of Tandy Hills Guerrilla Art? Like the Tandy Bamboo Teepee?

We have hit 100 again today, according to my computer temperature monitor.

I've been hearing from people up in Washington who seem to think I should be heading that way in a few days.

At this point in time, in the town I lived in before I moved to Texas, that being Mount Vernon, Washington, it is 57 degrees.

The last time I was in Washington was in 2008, from July 20 til August 20. I seldom stopped shivering. I guess this time I'd know to pack winter clothes, instead of having to go buy a jacket and long pants.

I must go install Miss Puerto Rico's new computer sound system this afternoon. Yesterday's attempt was aborted when I realized I did not have the power supply.

When it comes to high tech things I am very inept. But, I did finally figure out how to turn on my new TV.