Today Aunt Jeanette writes:

“Mow, mow, mow the grass
Every other day.
‘Cause if you don’t you’ll have to bale
Just like you do the hay!”

I think I have told you before that to keep myself entertained when I am working outside I sometimes make up different lyrics to familiar songs and sing them out loud. Well, today was a singing day! It was also a mowing, trimming and pulling weeds day.

We have been fortunate to have rain in June after a quite dry April and May. In fact, I was terribly worried about my lawn because it was beginning to look like it usually looks the middle of August. June has been a different story. I am writing this on June 13 and since the first of June, we have had a total of 7.47 inches of rain. It has been wonderful!

Now, you might wonder why I didn’t turn my automatic sprinklers on in April and May. Well, I mostly rely on the original sprinkler system – Mother Nature. Also, since our lawn is almost the size of a football field (the result of having three boys that needed room to run and play) putting a sprinkler system in would be quite a task.

So, I will keep mowing, trimming, pulling weeds, enjoying the rain…and singing!

Note – The picture of the clematis has nothing to do with the story, but its beautiful flowers are also the result of generous rainfall. I also thought it was much prettier than a picture of grass. However, the “trellis” is a story for another time.

Until we walk again …