Yard, Gardens, Birds and Critters

Today Was Another Day By Mary J Williams © Today was another day Digging all by hand Pulling up all that sod For a plan, oh, so, grand But..I am a little old 79 to be exact Sitting down and digging Is hard and that’s a fact Derrick has been helping If he couldn’t, I would cry It would be a year for me I say with a great big sigh Even with Derrick’s help It’s still taking some time It’s hard work digging up sod Not to mention all the grime Chris helped out today Brought the truck over to me Picked me up to go to Menard’s Compost and mulch, at a little fee Seven bags of one Twenty bags of the other Unloaded at the house Hopefully won’t need another Going to till that compost in Then the mulch will go down Still want a new path from the drive How? I say with a frown I found out there are five trees I have that need planted They are in pots by the drive There for a long time, granted Last year at Arbor Day I swear I had their names Looked today and ...

My Front Yard Makeover By Mary J Williams © When I get one of those Thoughts in my head It’s usually when I’m asleep Laying in my bed No harm in thinking That’s what people say But when you implement it They then say, “No Way!” I had the dream Of doing the front yard Digging up the sod It didn’t seem so hard I got my Grandson Derrick To help me dig and lift Two days of doing this I really feel like Sh – t! My shoulders hurt My hands hurt too My legs are throbbing We’re only half through It’s just the side of the yard Under the Pin Oak trees Where lots of shade plants live And little violets I see As we are digging And moving out the sod I moved a worm or two And replanted a violet pod Derrick worked the wheelbarrow Moving sod, to the space in the back Where the shed used sit Filling the area so not even a crack More to do tomorrow Hopefully another three feet Rain is coming in And I don’t accept defeat We will keep trucking along Until the sod is gone Then compost and mulch And then th...