Folks, it has finally stopped raining here for more than 24 hours. The grass has finally dried out enough to not destroy the blades.
We had to stop last time before we could get the back area of the property, and a week of rain turned it into… well…
It would have been amusing to watch the corgi try to navigate this and disappear, but this being Louisiana, I’m not going to risk any of my family or animals in what could be potential hunting ground for the myriad of snakes with whom I share this biosphere.
Of course, when I get about a third of the way through this chore, the riding mower hit a divot, pitched the deck at an angle, and broke a damn spindle.
After a surprise visit from my father, running to a parts store, and barking our knuckles trying to break the bolts, we managed to replace the spindle and put in a new blade.
And would you believe it if I said this lasted for all of an hour before a second divot was discovered? The hard way?
Tall grass and burrowing critters will make for a hectic day of lawn-mowing.
Ugh.
Stay safe out there, folks. I’m going to walk around with soil and fill some holes.
-JB Swift
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