a neighborly surprise

Today was the first day at work that I felt "normal" again, after the recent arthritis adventure. After work, I went outside to the front yard to do some more pulling of invasive grass. The back yard needs even more work. I was supposed to get a lot of it done last week, but the weather and my health didn't cooperate.

Some tulips and daffodils are blooming right now. They look nice, when I get the tall grass out of the way. The strawberries and raspberries are putting on leaves again. The juneberries and cherry tree are blooming.

A car stopped in front of my house, still in the middle of the road. The lady driving the car explained to me through the side window that they lived just a few houses away on my block. They said they enjoyed my yard. I explained that I started this process for the pollinators. I said in the summer they should take a stroll up and down the block and just "listen" around here too, since obviously nature likes it here.

So I know the name of a new neighbor. They have chickens too. That makes 3 chicken owners that I know of within a 1-block radius.