UPDATE: Look at bottom for continuing horror.

Fortunately, I watched Darkest Hour again last night so I am braced for the struggle. Over the weekend, I went out and did a little experimental spraying to see how effective my weedkiller would be. The place that really needs it is right outside the back vestibule door where the vestigial remains of a stack of firewood litter the ground. This is a spot where we would put  a few logs for easy grabbing and where there is now bark and mud and yuck. Here there be weeds.

There was one particularly obnoxious dandelion that was huge and waving its stems around and I really let it have it with the deadly spray. Oh, how naive I was. I expected it to lie down like a run-over octopus, and it did for a day.

And, then, I got out of the car and looked over to see it was doing a good impression of a horror movie plant.

Just look at it! Gosh, it’s aggravating.

Enlarge the picture at your own peril; it’s possible it could reach out of the monitor and eat your face. I am debating whether or not to apply a more potent herbicide or dig it up and fill the hole with bleach.

UPDATE:

Just look at how it is growing sturdier and more menacing with its seed pod puffballs. I may have to take a croquet mallet to it.