Yard Work

The much dreaded yard work has arrived. We have reached a slow down; we have not had very many calls these past few days, so today we started working on the landscaping. We spent about 4 hours trimming hedges and pruning bushes. Tomorrow we finish the pruning then proceed to clean the old mulch out of the plant beds and flower boxes, then lay down new mulch. As much as I'm not looking forward to this, I will say that it's better than working at the mall. Plus, I'm told when we work intensively in the yard like this, we usually get to go home early. On the down side, however, just when I was firing up the hedge trimmers I spotted a 2 foot long black snake nearby. Like most people, I don't like snakes at all, even the harmless ones like the one I saw. Still, I got in there and did the work, always keeping an eye out for any slithering in the neighborhood. Thankfully, he must not have liked all the activity and stayed away.