Well, it was a bit earlier than dusk when I started, but it was definitely dusk when I finished.
The front lawn has been growing and growing with all the rain and sunshine that it has been receiving. The backyard has grown quite a bit as well, but for the most part is made up of a finer style of grass than the front yard.
Gina made a joke about how the backyard doesn't get any love. Taking this as a signal that the backyard better get cut too, I cut the backyard first. Normally I cut the lawn with the lawnmower on about the halfway height setting. However, given the height and thickness of the grass, I set it all the way at the top and still managed to choke the out chute a couple of times.
Oddly enough, the front yard's wide blade grass doesn't seem to choke the out chute as much as the smaller grass. I guess maybe it doesn't have the opportunity to clump together quite as much. Don't get me wrong, I can clog it up and choke the chute cutting the front yard too, but generally it just doesn't happen as often.
It is kind of funny, whenever I start cutting the front yard, I look at the stream of green cut grass flowing out of the lawn mower and wonder if that is what the output of a giant salad shooter would look like. Minus the carrots and radishes, mind you.
Now, I will say this, the lawns have been mowed. But I think I am going to have to go over them again tonight. Because, I did it at the tallest height and honestly at that level there are two things that suck.
1. It doesn't look as good, because sometimes the grass gets laden down with the cutting that are thrown on it, so you miss some spots.
2. It has to be mowed again even sooner.
#2 is the main reason I will do the lawn again tonight or tomorrow night, depending upon the conditions (ie maybe it will rain, or maybe it will still be 90+ degrees out).
The grill ran out of propane last night. I have a spare tank, but I never seem to have both tanks filled at the same time. Probably goes right along with my general issue about keeping gasoline in the garage, except this time the stuff is under pressure, so not only does it burn, it explodes. I think I watch too many movies where things blow up.
Anyway, I will have to get one of them filled soon, as Gina and I like to grill during the summer. It cuts down on the mess in the kitchen after making dinner and well it keeps the kitchen from heating up.
Also, I am not sure exactly what it is. But I am allergic to something that is on the lawn. I mean I think it might be that the lawn has been dropping lots of pollen. But whenever I walk through it my feet kind of itch. And after cutting the lawn I sneeze and my arms are itchy.
I guess I should just take some OTC allergy meds and quite whining, but it is weird. I don't remember really ever being itchy when doing the lawn before. The sneezing bit, well that happens to me anytime there is a lot of anything in the air, I would wager that happens to almost anyone.
Well, I best get back to work.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I think I am going to take that pole saw and do some tree trimming this weekend. Along with possibly effectively cutting down two dead trees that are in the backyard.
Back to the grind.
Laterz
The lawn mowing will have to wait until tomorrow morning.
We are off to see "The Zodiac" @ the Alamo Drafthouse.
If I am not feeling too old (and tired) tonight, I might go see a late night showing of Dogma there too. Always a sucker for a Kevin Smith movie.
Laterz.
