Today we joined the ranks of those armies of people who ride around in mindless circles all season.  We bought our first rider mower.  It’s official: we’re rednecks.

It’s a big scary investment for us, just after buying a house, but it’s necessary with this vast lawn we found ourselves on.  Our goal is to mow it in ever-shrinking sections, and replace pointless turf with native plants and trees, but that will be a while.  Our work is cut out.  Keeps us off the streets.

Meanwhile, grass grows, flowers bloom, birds fledge, and life goes on.  At least we hope to leave our little corner of the world better and more sustainable than we found it.