random thoughts – Day 2,275 (Tuesday) – sunshine mow

It was another sunny, warm day and I could get used to this.  But it’s New England, so I know better.

The morning was spent organizing the five dance costumes for dress rehearsal tonight. Parts for each costume had been gathered in 2.5-gallon zipper bags which were jammed into two tote bags because one just wasn’t large enough. One skirt filled one big tote. A couple dancers had packed their costumes in suitcases, which might be the best approach, except for the part where I don’t think I have one the right size.

The grass was in the general zone of approaching shaggy and needing a mow. It could have waited another day or two, but I decided to get it over with. The back yard was shady at 2:00 this afternoon and the mowing went quickly, as far as I could go with the 50-foot extension cord.

It's a lie. I'm not.

The front yard was sunnier and had me in a full body sweat and swearing every time the plug liberated itself from the outlet behind the hedge at the front of the house. I finally went next door to get another extension cord from StepDad and the swearing stopped, but not the sweating. I was wearing a tee shirt declaring “Wicked Smaaht” and I definitely did not feel at all smart killing myself on the lawn in the heat, but I was in too deep to bail. It was 84 degrees, and if had had the sense to check the temperature then instead of just now, I would likely have waited for a cooler part of another day to mow the front yard.

I felt bad mowing the clover patch in the back yard and tried to mow around it but the effect was shabby and quite awful and it ended up being mowed. The front yard had no such concerns. By the time I finished mowing, I was drenched in sweat and my face was bright red, a color which lingered even after a refreshing shower and a couple hours had passed. There was no point going full-face makeup for rehearsal because I would never get it right over the redness. There will definitely be no lawn mowing for me next Tuesday, but once the show is done, it’s open season on the outdoor adventures.  It might be time to make some plans, which would actually be wicked smaaht.