Two Girls And Their Bad-Boy Mower, etc.

I have tried to keep everyone informed as to the status of our "mowing operation" at the farm.  We've gone from the weed wacker, to electric push mower, to finally the Bad-Boy riding mower!  Yes, we have "arrived" and now are the proud owners of a zero turn riding Bad-Boy mower.  It's a pretty powerful machine and the zero turn is taking some getting use to.  What had taken us all weekend to do, (a minimal part of the yard) was done in less than an hour.  That time included "running-a-muck" as we fell into the learning curve.  We even managed to mow the north side which is about two acres and covered in giant weeds.  We did it in less than two hours!  Here are some photos:

If you look closely at the pictures you can see that the yard had clearly gotten away from us.  Now, in theory, we have a chance keeping up.
Another piece of equipment was also added recently.  We don't plan to do a lot of tilling, but needed something to give our patch of sweet corn a chance.  We will keep our fingers crossed that the critters have enough other stuff to munch on.

Clearly we are making progress.  We commented to each other that our father never owned a power tool.  He used hand held grass clippers, push mower, and turned over close to an acre of soil with a shovel when he planted his garden.  Without any prior experience or understanding, we are trying to move forward.