Believe it or not, I had not pulled our mower out of the shed since the end of August.
The grass just was not growing that much. Usually at the end of summer and through the start of fall, I have to whack it down at least once a week.
This past weekend, I had to cut it, for two reasons.
Long up front.
The front yard, buoyed by a current abnormal stretch of plus-70s temperatures, had gotten too long.
Time to mulch.
The neighbors’ trees had finally dropped enough leaves on the backyard for me to mulch and catch in the mower bag.
The after photos come tomorrow …
Mark Bialczak 
How are you guys having 70 degree weather and we are “freezing” (the high is in the 50s) over here? Our gardeners just put down winter rye – so after struggling through a long hot summer – our lawn is actually looking decent again – and green!
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We have one grass type, mixed with invading weeds, SD. Ha!
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Way to make the best of the change in temps Mark! Golf and yard work. Sounds like a spring day. Crazy year.
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So, so crazy, Sandra, and we’ve got more road to maneuver, I see.
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One would think the last needed mowing would be in October. Times have changed.
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Climes have changed, yes, Tony.
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a win-win
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Yes-yes, Beth!
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Yeah, one upside to the drought is that the grass and weeds didn’t need much attention.
As for mowing, when it comes to leaves, I much prefer it to raking.
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Yes, Jnana, the mower mulching and bagging works better for me than the raking, too.
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I’m letting mine go till spring. I don’t think the grass can grow much with the blanket of leaves I’ve got, and I just need to let a few things slide. Good for you for your ambition, though!
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It will still be there in the spring, you are so correct, Cynthia.
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We spent all day out back winterizing the yard wearing tank tops for crying out loud. In November! In Canada! 😳🇨🇦😛
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That’s quite a thought. What a year, this 2020, WOW.
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I am running air conditioning in the southern USA in November. This is crazy.
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Wow, Tony, that’s late for AC!
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But good crazy! Lol 🙃
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You betcha, WOW!
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