Musings about mowing

Despite the sound of the power mower, there is a serenity that comes with cutting the lawn in the fall.

The grass is a richer shade of green; the criss-cross mowing pattern is more evident; the cooler air makes it feel like a brisk walk, rather than a chore; there is a different smell to the newly-cut grass. With the first chill of autumn, even the stubborn crabgrass is receding (if not re-seeding).

It's a time to enjoy the summer-long labor of fertilizing, weeding, seeding, tending, edging, watering. Fall grass cutting is nature's way of saying (in York County-eze), "You done good."