It’s time to cut the grass again. There are a few months
during the year when it does not grow much. As a matter
of fact it can appear to be dead.
But lo and behold when the spring comes it sprouts back
up again. The grass and the weeds. The best part of course
is the wildflowers. All different colors. I love the purples
ones. Little bitty flowers perfectly made.
A neighborhood that was once quiet is now bustling with
that lawnmower sound. Some are a little loud, while others
are extreme.
Picking the time to mow on Saturday morning can make a
difference when the neighbors might want to sleep in. Not
everyone gets up at the break of dawn to mow the grass.
Some of the flowers that died off during the winter, if you
want to call it that, tend to come back in surprise. You
know that it died and then there is that little green sprout
coming and before you know it, the thing is in full bloom
once again.
It’s always fun to find some artificial flowers to blend in
with the real ones. That way there is always something
looking pleasant.
Before mowing that grass the mower needs to be looked at.
The oil needs changing, and the blades need to be examined.
Similar to a car it needs to be taken care of so that it will
last another season.
Same for the weed eater. To check that oil and make sure there
is enough plastic string. Well, I’m no expert but like the rest of
us in the neighborhood we have spent many years trying to
battle that greenery that grows around us.
If we don’t keep up with it, it will take over, and we can’t have
that.
“Keeping up all summer long is well known-
For that green green grass of home.”
-2017-
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 