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This time last year we still had a pretty good bit of snow on the ground. Last year wasn't normal and this year is proving to be equally odd. Here it is, April, and I had to mow the big yard today. We call this area in the center of our circle drive the 'Big Yard' because it is, well, big. It takes over an hour on a John Deer Riding mower and that is only one of the lawns. The other is inside the fence, around the house. That is the one I am currently trying to convert into flower beds and less lawn. I love how this space looks in the spring. As the summer wears on and I have emptied the lower pond trying to flood irrigate it, I like it less. It does all seem worth it when just one person compliments our efforts. It takes a lot of effort. Last year we began killing off the lawn around the trees and that made our mowing job 348% easier. That is a lot easier! As everything begins to leaf out you can hardly tell my husband is a chainsaw pruning addict.
This is a Flicker hole that the Flicker or Flickers have been madly preparing. There is actually one equal in size on the opposite side of this same tree. You can't seem to kill a willow so I like to have the birds around. Magpies are a whole other story. We have watched this bird getting mouthfuls of sawdust material and spitting it out of the hole. Fun to watch. What does that tell you about our lives? We might need to get out more.
We'll be doing some mowing this weekend too in zone 6 Massachusetts. It will be the first time this season. It's a little early for us too, but we've had lots of rain the past few days and some warm weather (finally!!) is on tap for the weekend. Well, I'd rather have to mow than shovel snow any day! --Jackie
ReplyDeleteKim actually mowed last week.
ReplyDeleteBird watching - you are getting out of the house! Ha ha!
Ugh, mowing. Ours will start up on Monday. But yay flickers! Definitely a fave with us, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful lawn. Nothing like the smell of freshly cut grass
ReplyDeleteYou do have a beautiful lawn! Living in the woods of north GA, we don't have grass and are slowly adding flowers/shrubs to our big area in front of the house.
ReplyDeleteThat's cute about the birds spitting out of the tree hole!
I hope you'll enjoy the weekend Heather.
Looks really nice. I'm curious about the pond...you empty it?
ReplyDeleteLooks just lovely! To me, mowing is a mindless pleasure -- with or without a riding mower! What can I say, I actually LIKE mowing the lawn -- but I'm all for converting it to garden space too. Just did my first mow this week - yea!
ReplyDeletelovely lawn - and wonderfully green!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wild how early everything needs to be mowed this year? I mowed the lawn on Monday! I don't really mind mowing the lawn because it's so small, but I still envy all that space you have!
ReplyDeleteI like the Flicker story!
ReplyDeleteIt's not a bad sign that you're enjoying them--as long as you don't start filling your own mouth with sawdust and spitting it out.
Your lawn is absolutely beautiful. I love the shot you got with the sun shining on half of it! I like watching the flickers too. The are so pretty when they fly off and you can see their bright colored underside!
ReplyDeleteNow that is a big lawn and you have perfect circles around your tree too. It seems like it would be kind of fun on a riding mower :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know about getting out more, a bird spitting sawdust out of a hole could be quite entertaining. *chuckle*
ReplyDeleteThat grass looks great. Bright and green, perfect!
ReplyDeleteGOREGEOUS lawn....and I would be out there watching those birds too....how weird are they??!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a big yard indeed. I like how you cut out around the trees. Very well manicured.
ReplyDeleteI love that top photo Heather!
ReplyDeletewe need to mow too, which is not normal. that is a big beautiful yard!
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