We have not owned a lawn mower in a few years but we make use of the sheep to keep the grass down. This makes it difficult to landscape; sheep enjoy the leaves of my perennials as much as the clover and grass I provide for them.
It also makes for an uneven trim. Sheep prefer tender young grass. If it gets tall in June, it will stay tall. At least until I go out with the scythe and cut it down.
I started to think recently that I might break down and buy a bona fide internal combustion engine lawn mower. I haven't really budgeted for it but we could make it happen. I was starting to think how I could keep an eye out in the coming winter for an off-season purchase.
Then I took the oldest kids for a bike ride. They're young so we don't go far. We went far enough, however, to pass a neighbor spending a lovely Saturday afternoon working on his garden tractor.
That's right, I thought. If I add another internal combustion engine, I will have to maintain it. The better deal I get on a lawn mower, the more likely it is I will be paying with the "sweat equity" of repair work.
I think I'd rather spend my lovely afternoons taking bike rides with the kids.
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