it's mow or never

 I mowed today

    Not big shakes there, eh?

    It was mow day in the hood.  I think every house on my end of the block mowed.

    I am sure the forecast for extreme heat and rain played a part in all those mowers, I know it did in my decision to mow.

    I have inside shoes and slippers and outside shoes.  I don't wear the outside shoes inside, and rarely wear the inside shoes outside.

    For some reason, unknown to me, I wore my slippers out to the garage and filled up the mower with gas.

    But the gas dripped all over my slippers.  (Note to self:  make sure gas lid is firmly on before attempting to pour.)

    I washed the slippers.  Now I put them outside hoping they dry in the sun tomorrow.  If not, well....new slippers on tap.

    I had a weird experience mowing the field.

     I  have a large part of the field in wildflowers.  Well, technically they are weeds cause the wild flowers have not appeared yet.

    As I mowed around the center, a huge hawk came out of the weeds!

    I continued mowing.

    Now, I mow like an adult with ADD.  I mow a little here, a little there, some over here, some over there and eventually the field or yard is finished.

    On my second pass around the center, the hawk again came out of the weeds!

    This time it flew to the roof of the house to the west and sat and watched me.  Seriously!  I could see its head facing me.  

    Eventually it flew away.  I wonder why it was in the grassy area.  There are a ton of ground squirrels in the yard, and maybe it was perched on a hole.  

    I picked beans today.  I think we have a lot.  Tomorrow we will wash them, cut them, blanch them and freeze them. 

    I had a busy day!

    After supper I made a mojito and sat outside as the Cubs fell apart.  Maybe they can recover by the end of the game.

    Be careful this week.  Stay cool.

Peace and Love