On this sunny day with blue sky and puffy white clouds, I met with a friend and we walked around campus to do a couple of errands. We had a nice visit while exercising and getting things struck off the list. The sun felt quite warm, so shorts might have been in order instead of jeans. The visit and walk were spur of the moment decisions, so when leaving the house I had planned to be inside in air-conditioned areas.
At home, I chatted with neighbours about the landscaping underway around our buildings. One said a workman had noted they would be done by Monday. They leveled the ground behind buildings today and left topsoil to spread over the next couple of days. Level is used loosely here. They are working to get the back area clear of potential catch basins. We live on a hill, so water flows down to the sewer grates -- or it should. We have had ponding between the buildings over the past year, so this work should minimize that. The topsoil pile outside my kitchen window looks like a termite mound from the Serengeti <smile>. So, we will be with excavators for the rest of the week. Sometime in there, grass seed will be spread by hand and then the spray-on seed will be applied. The cross street at the end of our street (a one block street) was sprayed last week and they have grass starting already. There is a better chance of seed taking hold before winter arrives compared to the front yard that was sprayed last October.
It is exciting to see the landscaping moving forward. The place will look less like the construction zone that it is. There is an apartment building going up two blocks away and another may begin once that has residents. Further duplex units have been planned, too. So, we will hear hammering for some time to come. <sigh> A clip of lyric sounded right for the events of the day. Keep safe. Enjoy!
Where the Green Grass Grows -- Tim McGraw
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