Yesterday morning
I finally got out into the yard to survey some of the damage inflicted by the
winter. This is one of the things I
enjoy about home ownership, there’s always something to do, sometimes a little too
much. With my faithful assistant Buddy
the Wonder Pooch, I tackled several front yard tasks.
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| My Assistant Providing Site Security |
I repaired the
stone walls which tried to migrate while under the snow (they get fairly mobile
when unobserved). There were also a huge
amount of small tree branches littering the lawn. I was making at game effort at collecting them
while my assistant was more focused on stealing them. Apparently he saw no reason to remove such
prime chewing material.
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| Making Off With One of the Branches |
The ground
finally released its frozen clutches on the Christmas tree light posts allowing
retrieval. I felt a little silly driving
in each day and seeing the posts defiantly proclaiming winter’s hold on the
land, at least after they finally reemerged from under the snow. The most enjoyable task was removing the
stakes that lined the driveway marking the edges for snow removal; again kind of
depressing to see them each day. I did
find a couple that had been processed through the snow blower so I guess I expressed
those feelings a little aggressively a couple times(good snow blower
though!).
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| Posts Are Finally Gone |
The rains came
in shortly after noon and it’s been raining steadily ever since. Rain and temperatures in the 30s is not a
recipe for continued outdoor activities (left that behind when I disconnected
from the infantry). The rest of the day
was spent cleaning out the DVR list (Hannibal
is one twisted dude).
We were
supposed to go out dancing last night but the rains convinced my wife that wasn’t
to be. I may have to send her in for
some medical assessment because rain and cold have never been enough to dissuade
her from dancing.
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