Our yard

I've always wanted to own a house because I get a weekly excuse to get outside, get dirty, probably fix something, and SEE AN INSTANT RESULT!  Yes!

The house we moved into has most grass in the front lawn of any other yard in the cul-de-sac.  It also is the most yellow!  It's defeating every time I leave or come home.  Our neighbor, Jim, is the man with his yard ... used to foreman a landscaping crew ... come on! 

This is an area where I have to keep an eye on our "random" spending allowance per month because I would love to take 1.7 days and spend 1.7 thousand dollars to make the yard look incredible.  But, then the yard becomes a foe and not my friend. 

Yesterday, it was raining and I went outside and cracked off two dead limbs from a Dogwood (basically hanging from them and yanking until they cracked).  Currently, they are awaiting being put in a bag and then on the street.  It is really, really good for me to push a lawn mower around the yard, trim, pull, dig, break, sweep, water, etc.