Well mostly.<\/p>\n
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.
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\nThere’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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Of course, the lack of sunshine for the past few weekends is why the lawn got out of hand in the first place…<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading