Day 278 - Cherry Blossoms

Another Sunday of quarantine. Had a nice church service at home. LeAnn gave an excellent lesson on Jacob 5. So much that is so pertinent for us in these times. How important is it for us to help take care of the vineyard. I shared a modern day parable of the Front Lawn that ties into those principles. After a few months of winter and fall, where the lawn was not taken care of, we had a beautiful sunny spring day. I went out to take care of the first spring mowing. There was a ton of moss and crabgrass, that while it still looked green, it definitely needed some maintenance. 
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I took out the electric lawn rake and pulled out a ton of moss crabgrass and weeds. Then raked a bit and mowed the lawn afterward. It looks a bit scarred and broken, but is in much better shape now to grow and prosper going forward. I will fertilize and edge next week. All of these things will make for a much healthier lawn through the rest of spring and summer. Just as with life, we need to nurture things for them to get better. This afternoon, LeAnn and I went up to the UW to see the Cherry blossoms. Didnt realize there would be a 'No Gatherings' posting.
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 Though there were plenty of people who had gone through the barricades. We went in for a peek and found hundreds of others who were enjoying the beautiful sight of the promise of Spring.
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