Ugh, this is how I feel today:
All because of my back. I gardened Saturday morning too long in a flexed position (that would be hours) and moved heavy things I shouldn’t have, and now I’m hobbling around like I’m 90 years old. Completely aggravated my compressed discs. UGH, ugh, ugh.
My poor aching back is as stiff as this guy’s, and yet I bet I feel more pain than he does.
But here’s what I accomplished! A flagstone path to get us back to the A/C unit. Actually I did a lot more weeding and mulching than is evidenced by this single picture. You know how you work in one area and see other places to work on, so you move over there, and then to another spot, and so forth? Yeah, that was me. By the way, that little bit of cattle panel is protecting some Standing Cypress seedlings from the stampeding canines.
And drat, do you see the nutsedge that already poked its head up through the mulch after a single day? Grumble, grumble. Go back to Picture 1.
So what did I get up and do this morning? Climbed ladders and painted more of the outside of the house. No rest for the weary!
Meredith,
I hope you feel better real soon. Nutgrass can be a challenge to keep at bay.
I’m a bit older than you, been having a shoulder pain for days now, it’ll pass.
Thanks, Randy. I hope you feel better soon, too! I’m on the mend, thank goodness. Still achy, but nothing like a couple of days ago.
Yep, my back is aching like yours! I tend to do the same thing, too. While I’m working one area, I feel the urge to go work in another. And one reason for back aches is twisting, not staying straight. That is so hard to do. Stretches really help, though.
Great path, though! And dang that nutsedge. It seems to arrive with new mulch but perhaps that is just a coincidence.