Yesterday I cut the grass with the new Reflective Professor-powered reel mower. It moves like a dream, but gives a more informal cut than a rotary mower. (The sparser the grass blades, the greater the likelihood that they'll just be brushed down, only to spring up again uncut. Overseeding is indicated to build up density, as is hand-weeding. (I could write a passage about the meditative power of hand-weeding.).)
I think I am ok with all this. The funny thing is that with an RP-powered mower, I stop often to do other things, whereas with the gas-fired mower, I was more "on task." (Simpsons reference: "that dog has a fluffy tail; that man is my exact double!") So now I stop for branches, and stones, and a weird birdcall, and some weeding, a shaft of sunlight, a thought in the ether, whatever. Focus has never been my strong suit!
Bonus: upper-arm soreness, which means, muscle-toning in progress. Vive la verte!
Tomorrow: some thoughts on my new service to my community. I am working through a draft now!
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