Well tis the season everybody.. FALL and this is why I like fall, the colors, the smell... FOOTBALL.. A break from the excessive heat.. Yesterday I mowed the lawn, and the schedule goes from mowing regularly every week, to every ten days in late July into August and then in September it stays kinda the same depending on how things look.. Leaves didn't start to fall until September this year with the heavy stuff starting just lately.. In October starting two or three years ago I started to mow just twice in the month and the main reason is that it is cooler and the grass seems to grow slower in October.. While I was mowing yesterday I was thinking could this be the first year I actually have to mow in November.. I mean I have mowed in November before a couple of years ago.. The weather didn't cooperate and we had snow when I wanted to mow the last time.. I always try to mow as close to Halloween as I can, it being the last day of the month.. But that year it was into November and I couldn't help but think people thought I was a bit nuts.. I want to chop the leaves up as much as possible while other people might think leaving the leaves on the grass all winter is a good idea, still others rake them up.. I mow/mulch them up.. I think there are a lot of good nutrients in leaves and smaller branches as well.. Then in the spring we have it power raked up, not sure how good that is. This past year I wanted to do part of the lawn and leave the other untouched but mom had the whole lawn power raked so I couldn't tell how good or bad that idea was going to turn out.. The top picture is the memorial tree.. We went to Fort Collins to take dad to see the doctor and to see the dialysis unit there and they have (had) a red maple there and we thought it was such an incredible looking tree (red leaves are fantastic looking) that right there and then we decided to plant one the following spring.. Little knowing that withing 48 hours we would be back down there and two weeks later it went from just another tree to dads memorial tree.. When the wind knocked it over a couple years ago we both just nearly cried I can be honest.. but I tried to right the ship and get it to straighten out and here a couple of years later it seems to be growing more upright..
The bottom picture is the new grass seeded area.. I would say about seventy percent of the area is grass again.. Less weeds for now anyway.. Still quite a soft patch and it will stay soft for a little while yet.. But I think all the grass seed is come up that will this fall.. I will re seed in the spring and try to get the whole of that area grass growing...
Today I intend to get the last of the preset entries done.. I am up to September right now and am hoping to get to the end of next year or even the start of 2014.. Sounds strange to be getting entries that far in advance.. I could go much further in the future but I can't see that being a good idea seeing that I was seriously thinking about ending the site after the first of the year (2013).. But I' decided to go ahead and do entries at least for another year.. See what happens..
Badge Henry
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