Embarassing beauty
Our yard is in serious disarray right now. Between our trip to Europe, and multiple trips since then attending to various things, Michael being in trial, and me swamped with work - we haven't exactly been able to keep on top of our house maintenance duties.
The result, sadly enough is that we now have grass high enough in the backyard to probably qualify as a natural grassland. It's (no lie) at least knee high in one spot. And yes, that is a serious code violation. The front yard isn't much better - but it's gone to seed, and is now embarassingly high, but it isn't that bad - ankle high or so I suppose. Oh sure, people shake their heads when they pass our yard - and I'm sure they mumble about "those neighbors" but look - we've been busy.
Michael was all set to mow the yard this weekend, and started to use the weedeater first. Hmm. It apparently has a faulty switch, and refuses to turn on. O.k. so then he starts to use the lawnmower - and when he pulls the starter it refuses to go. As it turns out a wire (note - I know *nothing* about lawnmowers, including how to start them) was rusted through because it wasn't put away properly and has been raining probably every day for the last month. So all of our lawn equipment is dead.
So I talk to the lawn service who does the neighbors next door - because the grass is so high, they want $150 to get the yard mowed, and then $50 every two weeks after that. Uh. That's a lot of $$. I can buy a whole new lawn mower for that.
And we won't even address the weeds growing in the patio. Sadly, all the flowers I planted are pretty much dried up little crisps - as it turns out you need to water the plants for them to manage. Even though it rains every day. Go figure.
So this morning while walking outside to the laundry room (the entrance is only accessible through the backyard - yet another pain about this house I'm ready to give up), I see this enormous beautiful flower growing in between the bricks. It's nearly a foot high, and definitely shouldn't be there, but I needed that little glimpse of accidental beauty today, even if it was a bit embarassing.
The result, sadly enough is that we now have grass high enough in the backyard to probably qualify as a natural grassland. It's (no lie) at least knee high in one spot. And yes, that is a serious code violation. The front yard isn't much better - but it's gone to seed, and is now embarassingly high, but it isn't that bad - ankle high or so I suppose. Oh sure, people shake their heads when they pass our yard - and I'm sure they mumble about "those neighbors" but look - we've been busy.
Michael was all set to mow the yard this weekend, and started to use the weedeater first. Hmm. It apparently has a faulty switch, and refuses to turn on. O.k. so then he starts to use the lawnmower - and when he pulls the starter it refuses to go. As it turns out a wire (note - I know *nothing* about lawnmowers, including how to start them) was rusted through because it wasn't put away properly and has been raining probably every day for the last month. So all of our lawn equipment is dead.
So I talk to the lawn service who does the neighbors next door - because the grass is so high, they want $150 to get the yard mowed, and then $50 every two weeks after that. Uh. That's a lot of $$. I can buy a whole new lawn mower for that.
And we won't even address the weeds growing in the patio. Sadly, all the flowers I planted are pretty much dried up little crisps - as it turns out you need to water the plants for them to manage. Even though it rains every day. Go figure.
So this morning while walking outside to the laundry room (the entrance is only accessible through the backyard - yet another pain about this house I'm ready to give up), I see this enormous beautiful flower growing in between the bricks. It's nearly a foot high, and definitely shouldn't be there, but I needed that little glimpse of accidental beauty today, even if it was a bit embarassing.
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