I Have No Reason To Confuse Them

song of the day

I always sing this song whenever I mow the lawn. Oddly enough I also always think of Miranda July when I mow the lawn.

The Days That Get Away

Everyone looks forward to their off day. Laura's traditional Wednesday off has given us many a joyous afternoon's exploring the local markets or simply touring the mountain passes. Yesterday was not one of those days. We found a moment or two to relax and enjoy the sub 80 temperature, but mostly it was work. These storms have done a number on our once peaceful neighborhood. Last I counted there were 17 trees down within eyesight of our backyard. Yesterday I dragged six or seven of them out and started to trim them down. I have mad firewood, some would say. Laura spent most of the day trying to once again transplant a few things here or there. It has been the summer of relocation. Let's hope the deer relocate somewhere else for lunch. And then around 2 I started mowing the lawn. I realized that I may be the only person to step foot on every square inch of this property. Plus I'm using a lawnmower that is exceedingly more proficient when being pulled as opposed to pushed. So technically I kind of mowed the yard twice. But I didn't finish and I barely raked so... there's still more to do. Laura made a delicious lamb for dinner, and then we had to run some very small and cheap errands. I think we set a new record. Went out to three stores and only spent $7.34. Looking forward to her week off. As long as we don't let those days get away.

Mowing Apprentice

She spent about 45 minutes matching my every move. She's got lawnmowing skills. Now if only someone invented a child's mower that actually worked, then we'd be in business.

Never Again, Again

This is the photo I had Laura take of me yesterday afternoon with this simple instruction...

"Next time I continue to put off mowing the lawn until it reaches over two feet, just show me this photo."

Never again, again.