Principal and the Tree

I got home today to find one message on the answering machine. It was the new principal at Little Kat's school. He goes to middle school orientation tomorrow. It was surprising that the principal spoke the message in Spanish by herself.

Since nobody else was home, I got to work in the back yard. There was a lot of grass to mow. After that I trimmed the bushes. I took the clipping back to the edge of our property. There was one last chore to do. Deal with the big tree branches that had fallen.

Actually there were a couple tree branches. They were in the shape of a big Y. The Y got stuck on in the tree, but the branches were dangling down in the way. I decided to grab ahold of the branches and pull them down. They were big so it took a lot of effort. And then ... oh no. The branch gave real quick, sending me backward. My body instinctively rolled backward into a somersault. Ouch. That could have ended up badly. Need to exercise more care next time.

Attack of the Killer Weeds

It has been a few weeks since I cut the grass. I thought I could get by because it was dry. But recently it has been raining and the grass was high. I only got through half the front yard.

Then I had to do some trimming. That was tough work. Next I was pulling some weeds. These things were tough. Their roots ran deep. Half way through weed duty, I called it quits.

Perhaps I will get back on there tomorrow and fight the weeds. I need to keep up on the outdoor work. Otherwise the yard will turn into a jungle. I sure could use the help of a Little Kat. Come home soon.