The good news: I seem to be on the mend, gradually, from the backache-plus-other stuff.
The crazy:
I knew FedEx was supposed to be delivering a signature-required package, so I turned on the driveway alert. Then I took a nap, because I'm merely "on the mend" and not actually back to normal, and I still didn't exactly sleep well last night.
Driveway alarm sounded. Kinda early for FedEx...? Ah. Hay-mowing guy is here, and making a start.
Phone rings. Relatives! Cousin on my father's side is passing through, with his wife. OK, so stop by and say hi. Wake up Joy.
Driveway alert keeps going off. Birds? Nope: it's breezy, and the tall grass in the unmowable zone in front of the sensor is moving around. Trudge down there with the hedge trimmer and deal with it.
Relatives show up, admire the view, and set and chat for a spell.
Tractor noise gets close. Look out window: tractor is pulling up on the back lawn. Go out to see what's up. Hay guy is bleeding. Seems the mower hit a rock and propelled it forward, where it hit him on the side of the head, just behind the eye. Doesn't appear to be serious. Fetch an alcohol wipe and a large Band-Aid.
Hay guy resumes mowing. Relatives get back on the road for home, back among the square-state flatlands. FedEx shows up.
Still supposed to be postal parcels and UPS showing up today, but those don't require my attention.
My brain remains mostly out of order, so perhaps I'll deal with yard chores today. Tomorrow, definitely gotta get busy with work.
Afternoon update: Ow. It was too windy for mowing, and the anti-bird frame over the strawberry planter definitely needed some bracing, so time to cut some scrap lumber into pieces with 45° cuts on the ends.
Aaand... yeah, I kept all body parts well clear of the whirling blade of the miter saw. But, one of the pieces shattered, and part of it whacked the tip of my left thumb right proper. Bleeding from under the nail. Maybe the nail will stay attached...? Anyway, got it bandaged up now. Feeling a bit shocky.
Maybe that tool is meant for cutting pieces long enough to be held with the clamp.
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