tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37004786.post-4897207978948746727 2008-04-25T13:09:00.001-04:00 2008-04-25T13:10:21.952-04:00 Yard Work This week has been a busy one as I was completing the last posts for the Puget Sound trip, running errands, making travel arrangements, exploring New York City for two days with friends from Texas, and doing yard work. The two day trips into the city were really great and I might post a report on these trips this weekend when I have free time. I have love/hate relationship with the dandelions. First of all, they reminded me of the fun days I had when I was a kid - making mud pies with my neighborhood friends and adding theses dandelions as decorations. We would pretend to run a bakery business inside a cement drain pipe. No, I don't recall making dandelion chains, but I know that other kids have done that. As I got older, I assumed an onerous task of having to pull the dandelions from the lawn. I do not particularly enjoy doing, and I do not care to spend the money on the chemicals to kill them off. Right now, I don't mind going outside every morning and look for the yellow flowers. Someone has been spying on me - watching every move that I made. He's hoping that I would plant cherry tomatoes - he loves them. This morning, I noticed that my yard needs mowing, so I took the lawn mower out of storage. Today was the first time this year the grass got cut. My father and I bought this lawn mover 35 years ago. He replaced the engine 15 years ago, and it still runs good. Very durable lawnmover, indeed. I sometimes keep my camera in my pocket while doing yard work. Five days ago, I took pictures of the dogwood blossoms (see above), and I did not realize that there was a spider hiding in there until I loaded the picture into my laptop. See if you can find it in the picture - only if you don't have arachnophobia. And five days later, I took the pictures of the dogwood today. Look how big they have gotten. And as for the dandelions, the flowers are beautiful, and I understand that the greens are sold in farmers' market as bitter salad greens, but they are simply not welcomed to stay in my yard, period. Out they go! &rew http://www.blogger.com/profile/00091737078501203562 noreply@blogger.com
