Raked the Yard

Goodness!  It's been months since I posted something on my blog.  So, today I will post something that, maybe, will get me back into the habit.  This morning started slow.  There was a report last week in the news where some sleep researchers proposed that the reason we need sleep is to clean out the crap that builds up in our brains during the day as a result of the mental activity that we engage in.  During sleep is when our bodies clean up.  This morning was Saturday and I didn't have to go to work so I spent a lot of time this morning cleaning out the mess in my brain.

Then around 10 or so, I got up.  I had some breakfast, coffee and a poptart as usual, and then after brushing my teeth, I went outside to clean up the yard.  Specifically, this means raking.  Of all the crappy chores one does around the house, I seem to actually mind raking the least.  In fact I may even enjoy it.  Especially if it's a nice cool, not cold, day.  Actually it's not just raking.  It's raking and blowing.  You rake the big stuff and put it in a big bag to empty in the woods behind the house and then you blow the little stuff around to make things look complete.

Here's the yard when I got started around 11 this morning:

I raked for about an hour or so, carrying off two loads of leaves into the woods in the back.  And here's the yard when I got through.

Look at all that lovely grass coming up after Bill Merkel seeded it so nice a couple of weeks ago and after I raked it this morning.  You can see the blower in the yard after I blew around the smaller stuff.

So there, I've blogged again.  Maybe it won't be another 8 months till I do it again.