first mowing

While the high hills have starved for snowpack, the western side of those hills has received close to normal amounts of rainfall.  The last few weeks have been cool and wet, so today I went at the lawn once the afternoon sun had done some work.  Five bags later the main yard is perhaps 75% done, so six bags might do it.  Shorter grass would suggest fewer bags in the future of course!  The slope of grapes and rhododendron can be ignored for now, but the area south of the driveway will likely be three more bags.  That's what we get for owning a decent amount of rural land.. not a complaint merely an observation! :-)