After last night's severe thunderstorm, the morning was cool and crisp with just a hint of sunshine -- the perfect time to do some necessary yard work. As the disaster that calls itself my lawn was starting to come alive... the re-seeding and over-seeding was taking effect (as blades of grass were now growing where only ugliness lived before), it was just the right moment to begin removing the straw that I had placed over the seeded barren patches.
I worked slowly. Very slowly. I didn't want to damage any of the young baby grasses (and admittedly I own a lousy rake that's badly in need of replacement). After two hours of work I had finished perhaps 30% of the straw-covered areas... but it was looking good. And no, I didn't do a perfect job... that can wait until I finish the other 70% and after the grass has come in a bit stronger -- but not bad for an intermediate measure. At this rate my lawn will be just perfect for a putting green in perhaps... a couple of years, but one can dream. Altogether I managed to clear away two trash barrels worth of straw.
When the work day is over (we all have real jobs), I'll continue with the work on the gazebo.
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| Chauly cleans off the debris that came down in last night's storm |
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| Here's the first batch of straw raked up |
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| Look! This used to be barren and ugly, now it's becoming green. Even Rocky (our dog) appreciates the process |
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