Greening

Living so close to the wetlands (close? rather, "in the wetlands"), I want to be as concious of what we're adding and taking-away from nature as possible. Bought a new push mower--the type that you really push, i.e., human-powered--and used it today. It works now that the grass has been cut to a reasonable level. Grass longer than five inches needs a power mower or string trimmer. I have a batter-powered string trimmer which works fine but which needs recharging at about 1/8 acre. So... mowing the lawn from now on will not use any electricity or gas/petrol. As long as I mow every few days!

I'm going to buy a clothes line. Maybe one of the whirlybird/umbrella types that we had in England. When I first arrived in the USA, no one but no one used a line for drying clothes. Everything went in the dryer. In California, with long very-hot summers, you put your wet clothes into a dryer to dry. I'm not denying that towels that have been tumbled dry are softer than when dried outside. But I should at least have the option to choose, and right now I have an electric dryer and no washing line and no clothes pegs. Will fix that this week.

The pond cleaning is in progress! A very muddy young gentleman is right now at the bottom of the drained pond. The fish have been rescued and are swimming in a small temporary pool. Will post pictures tomorrow.