Saturday, May 06, 2023

labor/leisure

Big A and I decided against a walk (MSU graduation day is today and campus seemed overrun) and worked on clearing out brush in the woodsy patches alongside the driveway instead. We got a lot done, but we have tons more to do--raking is probably next as dead leaves are choking the ground cover.

I took no breaks, but I did get distracted... I was excited to find a morel and then found about twenty more. I've been checking the patch in the S.E. corner by the fallen elm since the rains, but I think that area has been blitzed too thoroughly by the mower to produce anymore. So happy to find this new (to me) patch. 

Pic: Big A with a big stick. I call him the "branch manager" when he gets too bossy. 

5 comments:

Gillian said...

Big tree.

Nicole said...

Lololol branch manager!!!
Your driveway is GORGEOUS. And yay for Big A being home!!

StephLove said...

It looks like you have a nice big property. Bet it can be a lot of work taking care of it, though.

maya said...

Gillian--yes!
Nicole-- 😉 one of my favorite things about coming home...
StephLove--I suspect the trees make it look bigger. I imagine it's less maintenance than grass--we mow the back a couple of times in the warm months but, until now, we hadn't done anything out front in all the years we've lived here.

Sarah said...

LOL branch manager

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