I absolutely had to mow the grass out near the road because it looked like a scary nightmare. If you have scary nightmares about large hunks of grass following you around, that is. Plus, I wanted it to look like we’re around for next week when we’re not going to be around.
It takes me at least a half hour to cut all of that and, frankly, sometimes I think there’s more grass out by the road than there is in our yard.
Anyway, I don’t normally cut it very quickly because there are some areas where the ditch is pretty steep and it always seems like I’m just about to fall off the mower. I finished most of the scary falling off places when I noticed that the sky was getting really dark, the wind was really picking up and it was getting cooler. If that doesn’t spell thunderstorm, I’m not sure what does. So, I threw it into 6–the fastest speed. There’s a reason why there are flames on my lawn mower and I drove like a good girl from Mechanicsville. That is like a bat out of hell.
Just as I was finishing the last little bit, big drops of rain started falling. I raised the deck and hauled butt back to the garage. I pulled halfway into the garage–I hate pulling all the way in and then shutting it off because of the loud bang it makes–and then got the push mower back in its place and then moved my car back into its normal spot in front of the garage. By the time I got into the house the rain had stopped. The sun came out. So much for cutting the rest of the yard today. I’m hoping that no one will notice that the front yard gets shaggy while we’re gone.
Have a great trip!!
We have two riding mowers that decided to quit on us at the same time. We are stuck with one walk behind.
Maybe if we stick some flaming stickers on the side of one of the mowers it will kick back into life. It’s worth a try!