Arty choke

Our main bundle of artichoke plants is growing strong. And we have a couple more volunteers out in the garden plot. Maybe we should try eating them again. Once they form, or course.

Artichoke.

I had a little bit of drama with the riding mower yesterday. I'm not out of the woods, yet. First, I realized that I had accidentally overfilled the motor oil tank (crank case?) and it spilled over, causing billows of white smoke to fill the air when I started the engine. As fellow blogger Urspo might say, "Oh, the embarrassment." Then, in an unrelated (I hope) incident, the engine's battery went into meltdown, literally. And perhaps as a result, it doesn't seem to want to hold a charge. It worked fine last year. Ugh.

I'm slowing recovering, but the growing grass waits for no man. I went to the hardware store yesterday and talked to the guy there, and we agreed the battery should be replaced. He informed me that the warranty on the battery was for six months only and, naturally, had expired six months ago. Also, that he didn't have a battery of the correct size in stock. He said he's getting some in today or tomorrow and that he'd set one aside for me. It's a different brand, hopefully one better than what came with the mower. That done, I came home and cleaned up the oil mess (I hope) This morning I will drain what's left of the excess out of the engine. I've changed the oil in my push-mowers many times over the years, so I should be able to handle this. Keep fingers crossed!