I haven't been able to mow my lawn in two weeks.
Okay, last week I sort of mowed it with my weed eater. Yup, the whole yard...with a plug-in weed eater. It took forever.
Sunday I broke down and bought a new mower. A new cordless electric mower to replace the one that crapped out on me this spring. It's definitely an upgrade (and more expensive), and has a better battery system (lithium-ion rather than lead acid) that recharges in 2 hours rather than 15.
I researched which mower to buy for at least four hours before heading to Lowe's and finding none of the ones on their website. The one they had in stock was actually a better model than I saw online...for about $30 less.
I still have to read the manuals before turning it on, but the heat and humidity and rain that we've had the last week have brought out the clover flowers in full force. The idea of mowing down flowers that could potentially bring more bees to my garden this year breaks my heart, but it has to be done.
Thankfully, my neighbors have yet to call Metro Codes on me when my grass gets too long, but you never know. Not taking any chances.
Maybe I'll find four leaves in all that clover. Looking forward to shearing it this week...and every week through October.
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