Outside, Continued

Well, as you can see, we have mice. That's not what I am talking about today. We will save that for tomorrow and the what I love and hate about the kitchen post.

Today, I want to tell you about what I hate about the outside of our house.

I guess I hate the yard. Not the fact that we have a yard, but what has become of the yard due to the previous owner's neglect.

There are weeds,


dry, dead spots,


and garbage in it everyday.


The trees, while wonderful, need to be trimmed:



There is no telling where the flowerbeds end and the yard begins:


Some plants are dying, others already dead:


Then, there is the back porch.


The bottom step broke in half at some time. Another step is not safe. The whole thing shakes, probably because it is not attached to the house.

It is all around unsafe.

There are some areas where the bricks need to be tuckpointed, painted, and/or replaced.



And we weren't too surprised by the mouse being that this huge trap sits outside.


All said, there are a lot of things to work on, to get fixed, to clean up. It is already much better than when we moved in. Next year we will have beautiful flowerbeds and pruned trees and maybe some green grass. It just takes time.