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| Flowers that matched sprung up the other day! |
I got a great deal and didn't have to fix up hardly anything at all. Rumor has it that the guy living here was a landscaper, which explains all the fantastic flowerbeds and the little patio out back.
I had no idea what, if anything would or wouldn't grow so I was really pleased to see flowers in my preferred color scheme pop up at the side of the house. I had no idea this house could get any cuter until flowers happened.
Out back is a different story. My lumpy driveway grows weeds, my yard has holes that look like Bugs Bunny was out there looking for Amsterdam. I don't know jack about things that grow so I hired some people to do it for me, but I've had a lot of trouble for some reason with folks being consistent about coming over and taking care of these things for me.
My yard is tiny and there's not a lot to do, so hiring a service is pretty affordable. I've got it on the schedule for them to do a few things back there to make it look flat and grassy one day. So far its a lumpy weed patch, but it entertains the cat.
I was letting The Flash outside to roam around on his own when I first moved here but he scales the fence, jumps on top of the shed and antagonizes the yard full of dogs across the way.
I shudder to think what might happen if he made it out of the yard, which it seems like he could do at will at any moment. So we taught him to walk on a leash. He pretty much hates the harness but he wants to go outside badly enough that he tolerates it.
He needs to be watched at every moment, so I go out with him. Sometimes I leave him on a tie-out like you with a dog. Only you're not supposed to do that with cats because they can back right out of pretty much any harness. I only do it cause hes boring to walk around with, because he doesn't walk around.
If I could walk him around the neighborhood, I would. He just wants to sit around and eat grass. So I take him out, tie him up on a 25 foot leash, have a seat, enjoy the sunshine and watch his every move in case he gets tangled up or starts to try to escape.
We go inside when he starts getting too adventurous and trying to go places I can't grab him quickly. He spends all his time indoors looking out the window.
I would like to get a patio umbrella now that we're spending so much more time out in the sunshine, but they're all crazy expensive and never in colors I like.
For some reason, on Craig's List it's always tables with holes in them for sale and the umbrellas are always gone. Then you also have to buy the stands separately and they cost as much as the umbrella in some cases. Of all the patio umbrellas I've ever sat under in my life, I never once considered that they are all outrageously priced.
People keep suggesting that I get a grill, because that's what you do in a backyard, I guess. But my house is tiny and my yard is tiny and the kitchen's only right there if you're hungry. As much as I'd like to invite all my friends over for a party, I don't want to have a cookout and get stuck with leftovers and have to clean the grill. There's a kickass BBQ joint at the top of my street that I'm sure will feed you much better.
I think I'd rather have a hot tub, but it seems like those are pricey things that people get and then end up not using.
Not sure what else you do in a backyard exactly. The neighbors asked me if I'm gonna get a dog.
"No, I'm just gonna walk the cat on a leash."















