There are five houses on the short stretch of street I live on. One of these neighbours lives on the corner, and during the warmer months she keeps her lawn immaculate. The grass is always a uniform length and bright green, the trees and shrubs are pruned perfectly, and her gardens are elaborate and beautiful. She has the type of lawn I would expect to see at a resort, while on holiday.
On a separate note, we have not had a very typical Canadian January. The temperatures are more appropriate for April or May, and we have had plenty of rain instead of snow in the past week. We did have a big snowfall prior to that, and it stayed for two days before melting.
After the melt, I saw that the lady with the nice yard had garbage all over it. I'm not sure if this was from inconsiderate people throwing garbage everywhere, or the wind taking revenge on the recycling when it's put out to the road. I'm sure it's a bit of both.
My good deed for today was to take a bag out and pick up all the garbage on her front lawn. While I was at it, I picked up all the garbage on the five lawns to our block. There was not a lot altogether, but there were some very big takeout containers and boxes. It looks much nicer now, and I feel good that no one else has to worry about it. At least until next garbage day.
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