No Mow May

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 No Mow May


Only May 10th and things are looking pretty long and dandeliony.

But our lawn - we call it a meadow - has its advantages.

For pollinators: tiny irises, dandelions, and clover blossoms.

A big surprise this morning was a pair of sandhill cranes pecking in the grass.

Next came our flock of turkeys and mallard ducks.

And, of course, the deer who select - from our multicultural lawn - the plants their bodies need.

We don’t have the perfect lawn, but we have nature.

How ‘bout No Mow June, too. 

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