Day 1468

We woke up about 8 and spent a little time in bed before getting up to do the pet stuff and have breakfast.  Then I went out to the garage to get out the mower.

The mower didn't start when I tried to start it.  So I hooked up the battery charger.  The charger said the battery was down to 80% which was a little puzzling.  I decided to fix the plant shield while I waited for it to charge.

I measured and cut the new panel for the shield.  It was a little difficult because I didn't have a heavy cutting tool.  Then I took the door off the panel and used it as a template to drill holes in the new door.  Finally I hooked everything back together.

By the time I was finished the charger said the battery was at 98%.  The mower still wouldn't start.  I was about to start trying to debug it when I noticed the blades were engaged.  I suspect there was an idiot light that indicated this when I tried to start it, but the light isn't labelled.  I disengaged the blades and the mower started right up.

I mowed the area by the tennis courts.  Then I mowed the margins of the driveway ant the area by the road.  I decided to mow the road margins all the way to the stop sign because the back area doesn't need it.  Also I think the road looks like shit with it not mowed.

After that it was strait mowing as usual except for three stops.  The first was to cut some low hanging tree branches.  The second was to remove a couple of large rocks in the front yard.  I had to get the pick to remove them.  The third was to remove the skeleton of some animal.  It was a carnivore about the size of a cat.  I threw the bones over the fence.

I took a shower afterwards because I was covered with dust.  Then I ate a late lunch.  After that I went back to the garage and cut the doors for the Lego stand.  It's supposed to be cold tomorrow, so I'll probably work on them inside the house.

After that it was time for football.  The games were actually interesting this week.  The best was the last - the Cowboys lost.  Dinner was a HEB salad we bought a few days ago.