Leisurely Friday

Not a good night. I got up at least once. It's out of my control - I can drink nothing and still get up, or drink lots and not need to get up at all. Well, that's an exaggeration, but I haven't found a correlation, yet.

It's a fine, sunny day - but I can feel the pressure. A mild headache. I just checked the weather forecast, clouds are only forecast to form tonight, late at night. Rain forecast with 100% chance from six tomorrow morning.

I started with a photo tour through the garden, taking a lot of 'before' photos. They're not much use, as it's mostly green stuff. The difference doesn't really show up well - not with this phone camera. I'll know, though.

Janey followed me on the photo tour, needing to know just 'what mommy doing?'

Then I got busy with the tough grass again. I decided to work my way from the gate to the east wall. I considered starting from the house and working my way towards the wall (i.e. north to south), but eventually decided to work west to east.

I also put the laundry in the machine, and I've just hung it up. It's just past ten.

As I'm working, pulling out chunks of grass, I keep telling myself how every single plant I pull out means one less jerk on my shoulders, next time I mow.

I'm in two minds about mowing. On the one hand, I really should mow - as I won't have another chance this weekend, and may not be able to mow next Friday, either. But on the other hand, I'm getting so much crap out of the ground, so many tough stubs with roots. Mowing is going to be significantly faster next time. And, so what if I have to raise another setting? I already 'lost' a setting to the floods - and haven't regained it so far. But winter is coming! I can re-gain any setting during winter, and start with the shortest setting in spring.

Sheez! I just mowed part of the area I've been cleaning all week. On the highest setting. I didn't get very far. I suppose the bluntness of the mower plays quite a big role - I really must come up with a solution. And the grass is also very long - yet, I'm still getting stuck. What is still growing there - although it is more like grass than the tough stuff - is still not mow-able.

It's noon and I've decided to take a break. Not the usual pee, coffee, smoke break I've been taking throughout the morning. I'm making myself something to eat.

Looking at my progress, it doesn't look like much. But that's looking through 'judgmental, ignorant' eyes - not my own. I really must stop basing my satisfaction with my own progress on outside standards. It's an Adult Child characteristic, I'm still working on. 

Almost six. Right now I'm really glad that it's going to rain the rest of the weekend! I'm knackered! I've put the geyser on, so I can take a lovely hot bath to relax my back! Of course, next time I'm mowing, I'll wish it hadn't rained and that I could have cleared more! It's all a matter of perspective.

This is the 'after' photo. Not very good. Neither is the 'before' photo - one really can't see what I've achieved.

That green bush between the ponytail and the gate is the thyme. It's doing very well! And on the right, that's the plum tree! The first one I moved to a bag - in December. I want to see how it fares where I plan to plant it. I'll keep an eye on it, and if doesn't look ready for winter, yet, I can move it back to the veranda.

I'd be skeptical of the forecast rain, if I didn't have this headache - getting rather bad, now. Definite change in air pressure. Big change. Yet, outside, there's hardly a cloud in the sky!

I just hope I'm not going to suffer this headache the rest of the weekend ... that would not be nice. Not at all. Well, tomorrow will tell ...