I haven’t had to mow my back yard since this all started.
The school I teach at is closed to everyone as they’re using this time to do some construction. We have a very large Sulcata tortoise named Moesha. Now I have a very large Sulcata named Moesha. She spends about 3 to 4 hours a day eating grass.
I’m outside for about 3 hours a day, in one hour segments, usually. Taking care of our chickens, ducks, geese and quail. Our ducks are leaving tomorrow for another home, so that may reduce my outdoor time a little bit.
@moonhat We’re moving as soon as our house sells, and taking the ducks with us would be a huge hassle. So they and the geese and quail are all going to be re-homed. I’m keeping just my favorite chickens, and we will take them with us.
@Kidsandliz We aren’t sure. They just opened real estate back up for in-person showings. Our place is a unique property for this location, two and a half acres in the middle of a massive housing development area. We’re also in an odd little pocket that is outside city limits. So there’s nothing to compare our place to in order to get a feel for how we could do. Can’t afford to take much of a loss, so keep your fingers crossed for us.
@Pony Well let’s hope the the uniqueness is a selling factor. And there are people who want more land and close to a city which isn’t always possible. Of course a developer may see it as a future of 10 houses or something along that line.
Breakfast on the west-facing patio, followed by watering the plants. Late afternoon, water the plants on the east side of the house. Tell anoles to get a room. Walk in the back yard before it gets too hot. Wave to neighbors but don’t talk. Repeat.
I chose “I take a little time to get out every day” which I thought was appropriate, but I didn’t read the options carefully enough. Evidently, taking two long walks every day qualifies as “lots”.
I go out once it gets warm enough for the tortoise to wake up and get moving. I usually give her a bit of a spray down with the hose and water any patches of grass that look close to dying. Then I might feed her a bit or just hang out in the yard with her and the greyhound.
If it’s particularly nice out I’ll stay outside for a few hours with my laptop and get some work done (high school teacher, so mostly grading).
In the afternoons we go on a long walk with the dog around the neighborhood. There’s a dog park across the street and he still tries to go there every time and then just stares at us when he realizes there are no dogs there. It’s pretty sad.
@ddbelyea wow, that is a big tortoise! How long have you owned him? Does he have a bed or a something he hangs out in in your house, or does he just roam about?
none (except to go to and from the car or mailbox or putting trash out) but that was pretty much the same before all this. although our densely packed hotspot of a city has also acquired a large roving pack of coyotes the police have advised us to avoid so…i’d just…rather not.
Just waiting for the weather to warm up enough to be able to enjoy being outside for more than 10 minutes. It hasn’t snowed since Saturday so spring might be here!
It’s been so cold I can’t tell which season were supposed to be in. Snowing in may wtf! The only time I go outside is to get into my car. Next week will be 80 thought so time for shorts.
Far too much. Since my normal place of work is nonfunctional at present, I’ve been shanghai’d into outdoor cleanup of the grounds instead of my usual comfortable office. I actually think I managed to get sunburnt. Already, in May. With it snowing every other day.
What has my life come to? I’m meant to be in a cozy office with a heater by my feet and an air conditioner in the window, not outdoors picking up sticks and grubbing about with leaves all day!
Outside for walks only. It is cold and intermittently rainy here. I WISH it was warm enough to work on the deck
@tinamarie1974 Here in Florida it’s just getting to the point where it’s a bit too warm to work on the deck in the middle of the day.
Not enough. My bicycles are losing their suntans.
Lots, it’s mowing season again. Yuck!
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I haven’t had to mow my back yard since this all started.
The school I teach at is closed to everyone as they’re using this time to do some construction. We have a very large Sulcata tortoise named Moesha. Now I have a very large Sulcata named Moesha. She spends about 3 to 4 hours a day eating grass.
@phendrick Haha, I want a purple lawn mower!
@Barneybot isn’t a real bot.
@ddbelyea Damn, I want a very large Sulcata tortoise named Moesha, too! Lady dog won’t eat enough grass to even make a dent in the backyard.
@Barney @ddbelyea Try goats. I lived somewhere a couple of years ago where they used two goats to keep their yard “mowed”. Worked pretty well.
Lots, as we are doing all that landscaping we wanted but never had time for.
I’m outside for about 3 hours a day, in one hour segments, usually. Taking care of our chickens, ducks, geese and quail. Our ducks are leaving tomorrow for another home, so that may reduce my outdoor time a little bit.
@Pony did the ducks not like the home you’d given them? What happened?
@moonhat We’re moving as soon as our house sells, and taking the ducks with us would be a huge hassle. So they and the geese and quail are all going to be re-homed. I’m keeping just my favorite chickens, and we will take them with us.
@Pony Is it going to be hard to sell your home/you going to have to take a loss selling during the pandemic?
@Kidsandliz We aren’t sure. They just opened real estate back up for in-person showings. Our place is a unique property for this location, two and a half acres in the middle of a massive housing development area. We’re also in an odd little pocket that is outside city limits. So there’s nothing to compare our place to in order to get a feel for how we could do. Can’t afford to take much of a loss, so keep your fingers crossed for us.
@Pony Well let’s hope the the uniqueness is a selling factor. And there are people who want more land and close to a city which isn’t always possible. Of course a developer may see it as a future of 10 houses or something along that line.
You forgot as a essential worker.
However long it takes to get from my parking spot to the door.
I went for a walkaround at work tonight; most people are gone by 6 p.m. so I encountered nobody.
Breakfast on the west-facing patio, followed by watering the plants. Late afternoon, water the plants on the east side of the house. Tell anoles to get a room. Walk in the back yard before it gets too hot. Wave to neighbors but don’t talk. Repeat.
@OldCatLady Get a room, you anoles!
Wait, but if I go outside, how will I work on my gamer’s tan?
Long enough to wipe down the gas pumps every 2 hours while at work.
Lots! It’s spring and I have 15 acres to care for.
Not enough.
I chose “I take a little time to get out every day” which I thought was appropriate, but I didn’t read the options carefully enough. Evidently, taking two long walks every day qualifies as “lots”.
I go out once it gets warm enough for the tortoise to wake up and get moving. I usually give her a bit of a spray down with the hose and water any patches of grass that look close to dying. Then I might feed her a bit or just hang out in the yard with her and the greyhound.
If it’s particularly nice out I’ll stay outside for a few hours with my laptop and get some work done (high school teacher, so mostly grading).
In the afternoons we go on a long walk with the dog around the neighborhood. There’s a dog park across the street and he still tries to go there every time and then just stares at us when he realizes there are no dogs there. It’s pretty sad.
@ddbelyea wow, that is a big tortoise! How long have you owned him? Does he have a bed or a something he hangs out in in your house, or does he just roam about?
none (except to go to and from the car or mailbox or putting trash out) but that was pretty much the same before all this. although our densely packed hotspot of a city has also acquired a large roving pack of coyotes the police have advised us to avoid so…i’d just…rather not.
Just waiting for the weather to warm up enough to be able to enjoy being outside for more than 10 minutes. It hasn’t snowed since Saturday so spring might be here!
It’s been so cold I can’t tell which season were supposed to be in. Snowing in may wtf! The only time I go outside is to get into my car. Next week will be 80 thought so time for shorts.
Far too much. Since my normal place of work is nonfunctional at present, I’ve been shanghai’d into outdoor cleanup of the grounds instead of my usual comfortable office. I actually think I managed to get sunburnt. Already, in May. With it snowing every other day.
What has my life come to? I’m meant to be in a cozy office with a heater by my feet and an air conditioner in the window, not outdoors picking up sticks and grubbing about with leaves all day!