My son cut the grass Saturday. It was fertilized Friday, and with the soaking rain Sunday, followed by 3 warm sunny days this week, it needs to be cut again.

The lawn is thick and green, but nothing compared to my next door neighbor, who lives for his lawn. He aerates, patches, overseeds constantly. Last year he installed a series of sprinklers throughout his lawn and divided it into zones. At designated times the sprinklers in various zones pop up and go to work, and he loves to watch them.

He loves to sit on his porch and watch the lawn. he told me once that if you watch closely enough and long enough, you can actually see the grass grow.