I mowed yesterday for the first time with the new 0-turn mower. I came away from the experience with no injuries or property damage. Not gonna’ lie, I watched a youtube video first because I couldn’t remember if pulling the handles in or out was neutral. Don’t judge me. I also stayed a strip away from the ditch and totally away from the mailbox — Perry finished those areas for me.
I don’t know how many times I wished for my familiar Cub tractor, but near the end I was doing better than when I started. I push mowed inside the dog fence because I simply didn’t trust myself enough to venture in there with the big mower I was struggling to control. But I got ‘er done!
The hounds were there for moral support.
All 3 of my hounds love being outside as much as I do, but they have to go in shifts. The two in the photo above are too rough and tumble for the old Dharma girl. She wants no part of their shenanigans.
I’m hoping today is as nice as yesterday.
The pool needs swept today, and this sweeping job requires more than just putting in Robbie the Robot. It requires a body in there to clean the leaves that the last wind deposited — the ones the skimmer didn’t grab in time. The good news is, I don’t have to wait for the dew to dry up for that job. Our grass stays wet until almost noon right now, but 80° and sunny is simply perfect in my book.
Gimme another one just like the other one!
So many in Indiana like the fall season best of all, but I’m team summer. Warm weather and homegrown food for the win! I love fresh vegetables and we’ve had sweet corn, radishes, and green onions so far. We’re still waiting on tomatoes, but they should be ripe soon and I CAN’T WAIT! Mr. Pesky planted 105 tomato plants so there should be plenty to go around.
Now you know: The oldest bones found in Antarctica belonged to an indigenous woman from Chile who died in her early 20s. Found on a beach, it’s estimated she came to Antarctica between 1819 and 1825. There are no surviving documents explaining how or why a young woman came to be in Antarctica during this era.