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When the ADD hyper-focus kicks in
This summer was plagued with disaster. I spent a lot of time on my knees praying and not a lot of time taking care of the usual day to day business of maintaining the homestead. I let things go. The chicken coop was pieced and glued back together and just in general disrepair. The wild …
Getting to be that Time Again
It was getting to be that time again. The landscape was looking overgrown and a bit wild. I needed to go round and shave everything down again with the lawn mower. The lithium batteries were dead so i had to purchase more and wait for them to arrive, then recycle the old ones in the …
Time to Mow the Grass Again
We had a relatively mild winter. Everything came back early this year. After a long drought it began raining one day a week pretty much every week. It wasnt much rain. It wasnt anything near the amount we needed to fill the dry riverbeds. However, it was enough to convince all the plants to wake …
Life Rolls On
I didn’t have a full weekend off from work, only Sunday, because I had to go in Saturday to make up for Thursday when i had to stay home with a critically ill chicken. I nursed her back from the brink of death only for her to give up, refusing to eat or drink further. …
Mowing the Lawn
After the scythe was fully functional i took care of the armpit-high grass and then it was time to use the mower to get at the waist-high stuff. Because it was winter and the grass was dead mowing over it multiple times in opposing directions was actually working to cut it down. Over the course …
The Impossible Task
I had completely let the property grow wild for an entire semester. In my effort to pass my intensive summer course while working at a very physical job i had quit mowing the grass. It had also rained, a lot. The entire 2 acre property was covered in grass that ranged from knee high to …
11.3 Miles
Between semesters i had a week and a half to get a lot of things done. I knew i only had a certain amount of days off to do them in. To maintain my license and certification to practice occupational therapy in case i ever wanted to use my degree again, i would need to …
Crystal
I was waiting for a break in the rain to mow the lawn, but the rain kept coming and the grass got taller with each passing day. with a 5-blade reel mower i couldn’t afford to let it get any taller. So i put on a t-shirt and some pants i didn’t care about and …
Fixing the Mower
The forecast was for rain but the grass had to be cut and the chiggers were getting out of hand. Something had to be done. With no break in the rain scheduled on the weekly forecast i saw an opening between storms and got out there with my 5 blade reel mower to get the …