Whew! I’m tired! The arrival of Spring has brought with it the usual yard work maintenance.
Earlier this week, I cleared some very sticky and tall vines from my backyard. The vines were so bad that they had wrapped themselves around one of my healthy trees and were slowly choking it. I pulled out a ton of weeds and dragged it, along with a dead tree trunk, to the curb.
On Saturday, Rooster was going to mow the grass. Before he could do it, however, I realized that I had tons of weeds to pull. Simply mowing over them would be an invitation for them to visit again. So, I sprayed myself down with sunscreen, donned a visor, and headed outside.
Three hours later, I had amassed the following pile (this is after the city picked up my previous pile):
To give you an idea of the ground I covered, take a look at the view down the side of my house:
The entire length was covered with weeds of all sorts…prickly ones, dandelions…you name it, and I pulled it. Now, it’s all clear, along with the rest of the front yard.
Pulling the weeds was not easy. I got the bright idea of sitting on a small stool, which I scooched up as I progressed. Let me tell you…the stool does not have a cushion. Let’s just say that my cheeks (and I don’t mean facial) are severely bruised right now. I think it’s from sitting on the edge of the seat and then sliding the stool forward and collapsing on it each time.
Not pretty, my friends. Especially when trying to sit gracefully in church.
I still have a lot of work to do in the yard. I’m going to buy some grass seed and attempt to grow it in the front. My neighbor suggested that I rake the yard to loosen the dirt, then aerate it with a tool she loaned me (pictures will follow) and then spread the seed with my fertilizer spreader. That sounds like a job for later this week.
I need time to recuperate from yesterday.
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