a neighborly surprise

[mellowtigger]

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.

Comments

[wispywillow]

Aww, that's sweet that someone took the time to stop and compliment your yard. That's so sweet! And yay for chickens! I love my goats but they're a handful, so I doubt I'll ever have more in the future. My chickens, though, are much less likely to take out my shins, so I see them being part of my homestead for the foreseeable future. It's nice being able to offer eggs to my friends for free and to my co-workers for a much-lower-than-retail price.

Have fun on continuing the garden (and I hope you're still feeling better after the arthritis adventure)