I literally lost yesterday in the weeds.
After a morning in court, I headed home for a well-maybe-not-quite deserved afternoon of rest – which on my side of the mountain means yard work. The yard needed mowing (read: the clover patches had shot up their puffy white blooms high enough to cause comment from The Random Spouse), the roses needed weeding, and I’m still working on reclaiming the planted side of the front yard from many years of neglect by the previous owners. (Yes, I know it’s been three years since we bought the place. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.)
Looked like rain when I reached home so I thought I’d spend a little time getting things in order before the sky opened up, particularly since a two-day storm would pretty much put a cap on any plans for weekend yard work. As usual, Yak the Younger immediately offered to help (an offer which usually results less in actualy labor and more in YtY hanging out and playing in the yard, keeping me company while I work). Little did he know I had a plan.
By the time he finished his homework and joined me, I’d already mowed the lower, sloping portion of the yard, leaving the wild and unruly upper portion for my unwitting minion – er, beloved son. Much to the little yak’s surprise, yesterday’s garden frisk turned into Home & Garden 101: How To Mow The Lawn.
After a brief period of demonstration and instruction (Let go of the kill bar or the mower will stop. Hold down the red bar to work the self-propelling motor. Run it over your feet and we’ll all be having a very, very bad day.) I turned him loose on the upper part of the lawn. I’m pleased to report he did a fine job – particularly for a first attempt, though I wouldn’t take issue with the result regardless of experience.
He did flake out before we got to the pruning and weeding, but I managed to finish the essentials before the rain started to fall. More than just the essentials, in fact. The roses are blooming, the yard is mowed, and Yak the Younger can successfully operate a lawn mower that probably outweighs him by 40 pounds. All things considered, I’d call that a pretty good day in the weeds.
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Comment by Angel — May 5, 2007 @ 2:28 am
*heh*
I
canceledpostponed some work today to do lawn work for the simple reason that every other time I had set aside for the purpose for the last couple of weeks the sky had opened and poured forth liquid sunshine enough to make the deed impossible, and today the skies were clear… soooo… Had to set the mower to its highest settings at that just to wade through the mess.And yes, I thought to myself once again how lovely astroturf would look in place of this bilious green… grass (under the clover and other less well-ordered vegetation, most like –*heh*)
Comment by David — May 5, 2007 @ 2:38 am
Welcome to the party, Angel. Glad to have you here – though if I’m the one you *want* doing your lawn you must be in pretty desperate straits. Suffice it to say I can grow just about every kind of ornamental vegetation, from fruiting trees to vegetables, to roses and bulbs…but I cannot for the life of me manage to grow grass. One might think this odd, but the fact is the green stuff will not grow for me. Clover, yes. Crabgrass, yes. Dandelions, oh boy yes. But grass? Nope. Not a nice, green lawn like other people seem to grow, anyway.
David…Astroturf?? When was the last time anyone enjoyed a nice roll in astroturf? Stick with the clover. Foot friendly, bee friendly, family friendly. Besides, I think I remember hearing that Astroturf causes global warming (and suicide in earthworms).
Comment by Random Yak — May 5, 2007 @ 4:03 am