Weeding

The rain is driving me crazy. I just want to go out and work in the yard. There was a gap in the storms today. Just a little drizzle that petered out after a while. I found my old thick leather gardening coat with the hood and some heavy vulcanized gloves. Tom had mentioned the front walk needs to be sprayed for the weeds coming up. I decided to tackle it by hand. There is definite satisfaction in pulling up the weeds root and all, knowing the ones you get whole wont be growing back again.


With this wet weather the weeds come out with satisfying ease. Sucking out of the ground with only the rare breakage of the long carrot shaped root. I was able to work for at least a good hour before I was finished going down both sides of the front walk. Large green piles of weeds were left in my wake as I worked. I will need to leave the piles for now as I filled up the garbage can with ivy and put it out for garbage day, just before I started doing the weeds.

I went all along the exterior of the driveway, tugging out dead blackberry roots from earlier sprays and new weeds trying to sneak by my vigilance. Because of the rain, the weeding was a muddy mess. The piles by the end of my working were a testament to my labors. My back and legs ached a little from bending over and stooping. I tried to stretch as I worked, I could feel my unused muscles in my legs pulling at me. I finally needed a break for some water and came inside. Shortly after the rains started again in another torrential down pour.

I am waiting for a drier gap, so I can caulk the southern exposure windows that need to be re caulked to keep the water out of the house. The rain has been forcing its way through the exterior seam where the caulking has grown old and cracked. Easy fix if only the weather would cooperate and dry out for a day. The caulk needs to set for some hours in warmer drier conditions. Just one day of sunshine is all I need.

I still haven't made my trip to the rental to pick up the lawn mower. Between snow, rain, and the few sunny days that allow me to catch up on the yard, I have been putting off the drive. I will get down there eventually. I can check up on how everything is going with the old house. Haven't heard any complaints so I assume all is well. I see sun again. I may go into the back yard and see if I can get some blackberry roots while the soil is so accommodating to pulling them out by hand.