Grandpa's Farm
by Garrett Pounds
November 19, 2009
On Labor Day weekend, the Pounds’ family spent two days cleaning up my grandpa’s farm. My grandma passed away in 1996 and that was the last time much work had been done to the yard. Grandpa would mow, but that was it. He would not plant new plants or dig up the old ones. It was an exhausting Labor Day, but it was worth it to see Grandpa’s face when it was done.
Pulling up to the farm on both sides of the sidewalk are two big wooden flower pots with yellow flowers blooming all over the plant. A rough limestone walk goes up to the front door. To the east of the front steps you will see some small beautiful flowers colored red, purple, and blue. Walking to the west is a sliver maple that shades the yard. Old cedar bushes run right by the house. They were overgrown, but now are cut high enough off the ground that my grandpa’s dog can fit underneath and stay cool in the shade.
Around the corner on the west side of the house was an old tree that had been dead for quite some time, so we cut it down. Heading towards the back yard about five feet out from the house stood a big old tree. Grandpa asked us to take the tree down to open up the space. At the edge of the house all the way around the back yard stood a very old woven wire fence that was covered in over grown very luscious green weeds. With a tractor, Joe and I proceeded to pull the old fence out leaving the west and north side standing.
After that was done we pulled out the two massive satellite dishes with the tractor. With one easy pull, Joe took the dishes out. Now that the fence and satellite dishes were gone, the yard was mowed. Beside where the old east part of the fence once stood is my grandpa’s propane tank. The tank was painted silver and the cap was painted purple. On the front side of the tank written in purple was KSU by: Aunt Lisa. On the two ends are K-State paw prints, but on the back side in very massive purple letters KU Jayhawks was written. Once my grandpa saw the color and words on the propane tank, he turned around and saw Aunt Lisa grinning. She was headed for her car in a dead sprint, like a cheetah running down its prey. Grandpa thought it was kind of funny.
East
of the house is a car port. Next to it is an old mower and
plow that once was pulled by a very stout horse. South of the
car port is the new and improved circle flower garden. In the
middle of the garden is an old bird bath.
Around the bird bath are many colorful flowers and native
grasses.
The farm has a new look. With new plants growing and old
bushes and trees trimmed, you just might think Extreme Home Make
Over Edition had been there, but it just was the Pounds’ crew and
the Mullers.
