It was chilly all day Wednesday, so when I got home I didn't bother to change clothes before I went outside. I hooked up the sprinkler and took it out to the front lawn. Then I got busy in the back yard.
I raked the rest of the lawn under the trees (where the grass is sparse) with the leaf rake to get up all the sticks and junk. Then I opened my third bag of grass seed and sowed the area (its about 30 feet by 30 feet, BTW). Then I took the garden rake and raked the area again to cover the seed.
I went and got the sprinkler from the front and set it up in back. It won't be as effective back here, because the huge trunks of the maples will block the spray. I watered that area for about 30 minutes. While the sprinkler was running, I gave Lu a quick call to see if the Virginia tornadoes affected them. She said they did have high winds, but no damage. Back outside, I finally finished and went into the house just before 8:00 PM.
Dinner was a bit strange, I guess. First I had a small bowl of tuna salad, but later in the night, I had two hunter sausages and the last of the soft pretzels.
I went to bed just after 10:00 PM but had trouble falling asleep because my arms and shoulders ached.
Why two different (I assume) rakes?
ReplyDeleteSorry! I didn't see your comment sooner. The leaf rake with its springy tines is good for moving sticks and (of course) leaves. The garden rake with its short hard tines is better for digging into the actual dirt and covering the new grass seed. At least, that's my belief!
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