Am I too sexy for cutting grass?

Morning temp: 39°F
Afternoon high: 55F
Tonight's projected low: 25F
Humidity: 26%
Moon: Waning, but still 85%

The morning sky was thick with clouds, though by 10:30 the sun had broken through and the day warmed. A gentle wind blew in now and again from the Northwest at 14 mph.

1. I spent the larger portion of day cutting back our lawn. We live on nearly 5 acres of property, with probably 3 acres of grass, which grows thick and tall and fast here in Zone 8's alternating days of sunshine and rain. For the past few years, we've hired someone to cut the grass for us. He would show up at all hours of the morning, afternoon or evening when the lawn was nearly overgrown, race back and forth on his enormous, tank-like, riding-mower while nameless helpers weed-whipped seemingly everywhere at once, and we paid him about $200.00 a month. This year, after stumbling upon our forgotten but once proud push-mower, I decided to take these duties upon myself. So, I mow a small portion of the 3 acres every-other day (though given today's cool temperatures I decided to mow much more). This provides me with an excellent aerobic workout, and I believe I've dropped a waist-size already (don't worry, I have plenty left over). We also have an old rider-mower, but one tire seems to be always flat no matter how many times we have it repaired. More importantly, to ride around my lawn in much the same way as I ride around town (sitting on my ass) seems markedly unsatisfying. For one thing, my ass gets plenty of sit-down time already. And mowing the lawn is supposed to be work, I'm supposed to raise my heart rate, breathe more deeply, sweat a little bit (or a lotta bit), and drink cold icy water when I've mowed my bit for the day, and then do the same again another day soon. How have I come to believe that getting out of physical work and getting someone else to do my work for me is a good thing? Certainly, getting out of meaningless work is a good thing, but taking care of my things myself, saving the $200.00 a month and getting some needed exercise is quite meaningful.

2. I've put up the third post around the Blueberry Grove. In fact, after further consideration we decided to put additional posts at half-way points in beteewn the first three, making six in all.
Next, I'll run some kind of pole or connector atop and between the posts, upon which we'll hang the bird netting.

Looking to the future: The Blueberry bushes have flowered, so I'll need to have the netting up soon.