First mow of the year

17 April 2014: Today I mowed the lawn for the first time this year. Now I am not going to over-romanticize the task, especially when the darn mower got stopped up a bunch of times (long, kind of wet grass). But here's what I am thankful for: that the weather was nice enough (if a bit cold), that spring is here, that the mower started and worked, that I had time to do it, that I am healthy enough to do it, and that I've got a home of my own to take care of. I am, in so many ways, a lucky person.