weeds

Brian’s home sits on a dirt lot, where several chickens peck at the weeds next to a table under a large tarp that blocks the sun during hot summer months.

In reality, he’s deeply in the weeds of domestic politics in distant lands.

The roof leaked, the carriage horses’ ribs showed, and the flower gardens were overgrown with weeds.

Tumbling weeds are not uncommon, but no other species have been so large or as devoid of natural predators as S. tragus.

The old US airbase now stands empty -- its rooms vacant, windows gone, with dust and weeds taking over.