Fun moment: while I was grooming the trees, I discovered the Robin eggs have hatched! Both mom&dad Robin brought worms to the nest and fed the baby birds ~ all while I was there. They chirped at me a bit, but it was all good. The ants have subsided and seem to have ventured to another place ~ turns out the ground flora is a portion of the tree, not a weed. Clarity is lovely. The grooming has been dispersed like the strands of my own haircut.