The long and the short of ......... Erk's Backyard

It is summer here at Erk HQ but the weather for a lot of December was tropical - high humidty, mid to high temperatures but also rain in the afternoon. We need the rain here in Australia so we shouldn't complain and I'm not. However, it did make it difficult to keep my back lawn under control.


On one of my days off, I decided to start mowing the lawn relatively early to avoid the afternoon heat and/or storms. That plan worked OK until it started to rain. The next chance I got to mow the lawn again after a few days of rain etc, I got halfway through the lawn and then the mower broke down with the lawn half mowed!


So the mower was in the repair shop for a week and a half and the rain and humidity continued. The photo here was taken from near my carport. The longest grass in places was up to near my knees and was in areas that I didn't get to before the mower broke down. In the background there is Snow White & several dwarfs that can hardly be seen. So I investigated several options while the mower was being serviced including hiring a ride on mower (I've always wanted one!) and getting a guy in to mow it. The prices of the ride on was too expensive so in the end, I got a mower guy in.



It normally takes me about an hour and a half maximum to mow the back and front lawn. On this occasion, it took 3 guys a total of 90 minutes each to get it to the start you can see here in the second shot. Now you can see Snow White and her dwarfs! In fact, I slept through the whole thing! Best $70 I ever spent!