The Domino Effect

The past two Saturdays after my swim I read all day recovering from the week which lead to exceptional Sundays. I have a lot more respect for rest and reading days. 

Yesterday after many rainy weekends I decided to seize the moment and weed wack our tiny yard while Bill was home to help with electrical cords and dog supervision. It took 10 minutes. 

Then I had an idea. I suggested we move our round glass outdoor table and 3 chairs and umbrella off of the cement to the newly whacked yard. Then I saw I finally needed to rake the leaves after nine months! I dumped them over the fence into our overgrown big yard to continue composting.

 

The table is now hidden and buffered by the evergreen bush so we no longer have a view of the drug dealer car in the shared parking lot which has been 24/7 nonstop parade of addicted zombies coming up and down the driveway. We can repossess our property by being in it!

We ate supper (leftover mashed potatoes with scallions and kale) under the colorful umbrella at the table and enjoyed hearing the sounds of happy children playing tag in the lot. A few hours earlier the kids had a BBQ with their families on the far side of the parking lot under the big trees. Perhaps they were feeling the same way. 

 

Then it started to rain but we stayed out for a few more minutes. We got up and gathered our dishes and closed the umbrella. As soon as we were inside the wind picked up and there was a downpour.