Well mostly.
It took about an hour and a half to mow the three yard sections (front, near back, far back) but it was worth it. If I keep up with things, I should be able to maintain it with the push mower, which is a much quieter way of dealing with things.
There’s something really enjoyable about using an old style push-reel mower. It’s a fun workout and it gets work done all at the same time… Unfortunately, sometimes the lawn growth can get so heavy that you absolutely need outside power. I use an electric lawnmower rather than a gas powered one. It’s quieter and a lot cleaner. Plus I don’t have to stink up the garage with a can of gasoline.
There are some places that have escaped the wrath of the whirling electric blades. There’s an area of deadfall wood in the far back that I’ll need to spend a weekend reducing to component twigs and future firewood, and it doesn’t move aside on its own when I approach with a mower. I’ve also left a patch in the back that has an amazing array of violets. I was going to snap a picture of them, but it’s gotten dim enough that I’d need to do a long exposure, and that means hauling out the tripod. It’s just too much hassle when all I need to do is wait for sunshine.
Of course, the lack of sunshine for the past few weekends is why the lawn got out of hand in the first place…
Another thing I left alone was a patch of mushrooms that are growing in the shade of a maple tree. I don’t like mushrooms much, but these just look cool. They’re conical brain-like things, about the size of an ice cream cone, on a hollow stem. I’ll get a picture of those too. I doubt they’re edible, and I wouldn’t eat them even if I did like mushrooms, but it would be a pity if it turned out that I’d gone and mulched some morels.