Have Mowers Will Compost

Miles came by Monday and took the broken part off of the Rally and helped me get the blade on the John Deere to engage. Of course I still couldn't get the wheels off. The lock rings on the wheels would not yield to my ministrations. I even kept forgetting to bring home my pump from school to get the tires useable.

Yesterday, we finally got the lawnmowers both working at the same time. Miles installed the replacement part and blade. It took us a few minutes to get the blade engage lever to actually work. Got it working and took a turn or two around the back yard. Then the rains came.

This morning I took the Rally out and knocked the tops off the rest of the backyard. Then I pumped up the tires on the John Deere and mowed down the rest of the "Back 40". The John Deere is better at dealing with the thick overgrown stuff than the Rally.

They now have there assigned purposes. The Rally will be used for catching grass for composting(especially since it has the catching attachments) and the John Deere will be set to doing most of the hauling and heavy mowing.

Home Grown Pecan

I was sweeping off the front walk this weekend and saw a pecan. I cracked it and tasted it. It was small but tasty. I can't wait till fall now.

We're in a Holding Pattern

No new damage from this weeks storms, but we still have a load of cleanup to get done in the back. The trees are almost gone from our neighbors behind us.

Birthday is Approaching

Tops on my list are (and I'm not joking) 55 gal food grade barrels for water storage (2or3), Lowes GC's for the purchase of roofing supplies (under deck roof so I can put the lawn mowers down there), 2 boxes of 3" decking screws (for deck repair and improvements).
You may think I'm joking but I'm not, for the barrels the best place to look is the farmer's and consumer's bulletin. Everything else is self explanatory.
If you want another option I need a new front wheel, a chain, a set of aero-brake levers. All of these are at Ordinary Bicycles (George's Shop) I'll check and see if they're still there.

Andrew Elkins