So the quest continues to try to do something with the countless stump holes in my yard. The place must have been covered with trees some years ago. So either the stumps have rotted out, or they were never filled when ground down. Either way, they were killing my back over a mowing day.
I had a load of fresh top soil hauled in and for a few hours, had the services of a skid steer. While it did save a ton of labor, it did leave it's mark on my turf. But if it means a smother mowing day, I'll welcome a few track rumples. I was able to get a majority of the bigger ones filled and reseeded with Bermuda grass seed and covered with hay before it was time for the skid steer to be returned. Everything else, I will have to shovel by hand.
Anyone that knows me, knows how anal retentive I am about the looks of my yard. Having all these piles of hay is wreaking havoc on my OCD. As I was putting the hay out, all the cattle were lined up at the fence line staring me down. I could sense they were cussing me and had that "hey dip****, we're over here" look. lol
Later that evening I went out to the garden to continue weeding from when the dump truck arrived earlier. I got several rows knocked out but still need to go thin the corn and beans out. The corn is a lil slow, but the beans are living it up and already are about 6" tall. They must love the soil conditions. Everything else is kinda mulling. Maters and peppers seem happy with some occasional watering, but man we need some rain. God knows how much my water bill is going to be next month.
I think the endless chore days are going to be the new norm. My TV has not been on more than 30 minutes over the last 5 days I bet. The other night after filling those holes, I set outside in my garage with just enough energy to fill a beer mug of kegged Kolsch. I savored it till the last drop was gone and then stumbled, clawed and crawled my way to the shower. By then I could tell you exactly where every sore muscle was in my back, arms and legs.
The fat boy is out of shape, but I'm still loving every day of it.