Spring hath arrived down here in central Alabamie. On Thursday, the trees were bare and as I drove home from work yesterday, I noticed they had blossomed. I'm not a botanist, so I don't know which trees are blossoming, only that they are very popular down here. The blossoms are white flowers and they make a sphere on top of the tree. It looks like rows of sno-cones before they have been flavored.
Also, I had to mow the lawn today. The weeds are growing with ferocity. I guess, maybe, tomorrow, if I am up to it, I will go to Lowe's and get some Scots Weed Killer and Turf builder and lay it down on my lawn. I've done such a horrible job on maintaining the lawn. Oh, sure I keep it mowed, but there are a lot of weeds and not a lot of grass. The edges are overgrown and it just doesn't look healthy. It bugs my wife. Everyone else on the street is very conscionous about their lawns, so ours sticks out like a sore thumb....instead of a green thumb!!! (What a great play on words...Man, am I riot of what?)
Anyway, part of the problem is I really lack the necessary equipment. We bought the cheapest lawn mower possible and it only mulches or side discharges. I need a rear-bagger so I can pick up the clippings. Gary (my father-in-law) gave me a 13 inch electric weed-eater that is just awful. I spend more time stopping and pulling cord than I do actually weed-eating. It is so old that you can't buy replacements anymore, so I have to wind cord myself as well. I don't have an edger. I don't have a blower/vac and have broken 3 brooms sweeping up clippings...and haven't yet gone to buy another one. The bugs (ants especially) just tear the lawn up as well. I know, I know...we need to get our lawn sprayed...but the sprayers want a pot of gold to do it. Finally, our little garden-display area has the ugliest plants/bushes in it. However, to replace them is such a time-consuming (and, of course, wallet-consuming) project.
Erin really says she wants me to fix it up and make it look good, but whenever I start to go on-and-on about needing the right tools, she thinks I'm exaggerating and makes fun of the size of the lawn. Ok...it is a small lawn...we live in a garden home...they aren't know for their exspanive yards. However, whether its a small lawn or a large, multi-acre plantation...you must have the right tools to do the job. Maybe I can convince her of this fact this year.
