Da-weeds are history now

It was my first solo gardening mission, so I had to act professionally. When I arrived, Mr M was already sceptical about carrying out the task. He was worried that it might be too wet today to cut the grass in his garden which was the main objective. I was positive about the mission - despite my concerns, we haven't got any proper rain today.

Mr M led me to the back garden, where I quickly risk assessed the situation. The grass was very tall and very, very wet. A lawn mower was a no go. Mr M had also an electric trimmer which would be a much better option if only the grass wasn't so wet. Trying to use the trimmer wouldn't do any good to the quality of grass cutting or the tool.

"We can still do something in here", I said confidently, looking at the overgrown garden. The recent rain might have been an obstacle to mowing the grass but a miracle for pulling the weeds.

Mr M gave me a decent set of tools, maybe apart from the rusty secateurs (which still did the job). He also brought me a choice of drinks. I didn't refuse a bottle of water and even accepted an iced frappuccino which is definitely not my usual. That was my fourth coffee of the day. Earlier today I had happily ingested caffeine before, between, and after my community missions, so I was already beyond the point of no return.

Within the mission time, I really turned the garden's ecosystem upside down. Many roots have been pulled, vines cut, moss scraped off the path, and leaves and cheery stones swiped off the floor. Amidst the war against weeds, three pigeons came over for free lunch that crawled out from the disturbed soil. Despite great care being taken to keep the collateral damage to a minimum, it was not fully avoided (I'm sorry, Mr Snail).

While clearing the weeds from a pile of rubble by the wall, I spotted an antique-looking statute head at the very corner and I made it my objective to uncover it. It turned out that the head belonged to no one else than Michelangelo's David. Can you believe it? That was my second encounter with Michelangelo during this week's GoodGym missions!

After revealing the head of David and filling five plastic bags with weeds, I decided that the task was done for today. Mr M was pleased with the result despite he was hoping to have the grass cut. I guess the quality of the work was not too bad as Mr M asked me when I can come over again.