Weeding: A series of minor victories

Not bindweed, probably morning glory

"Miss Marple bent down on the terrace outside the french window and dealt with some insidious bindweed. It was only a minor victory, since beneath the surface the bindweed remained in possession as always. But at least the delphiniums knew a temporary deliverance." ~ Agatha Christie in Sleeping Murder.

A minor victory, a temporary deliverance, that's what