Growing with the Grass

Seattle, 1972 "It's hard to scoop dog poop in tall grass."

Allentown, 1974  "Wow! Dad sure can throw our lawnmower, when it won't start."

Allentown, 1977 "I hate cutting grass!" 

Dublin, 1983 "Maybe grass isn't quite so bad." 

Dublin, 1991 "Apartment life sucks! Maybe one day I'll have a place of my own with thick green grass." 

Macon, 1996 "It's a rental, but we'll need a lawnmower to cut this grass." 

Thomson, 1998 "Wow! Sure feels good to cut your own grass! Even smells better."

Thomson, 2003 "Better hit the yard real quick, while the wife and kids are napping."

Thomson, 2005 "I love cutting grass. It's free therapy." 

Thomson, 2008 "It's hard watching your son cut grass, but he really needs this."

Thomson, 2013 "Look at that! I've got kids cutting grass, weed eating, and pressure washing!"

Thomson, 2015 "It's nice to come home and your kids have cut the grass without being asked." 

Thomson, 2017 "I'd ask the kids to help with the grass, but I know they've got other things to do."

Thomson, 2019 "Cleaning up the yard for the 4th, while praying for my high school daughter and her sister and brothers, who leave for college in a few weeks."