#yardworkwithmybear

Little by little, these stumps are drying out within. I WILL remove them, but it’s hot AF. We cut the jungle down with some hedge trimmers and this boom boom ass excuse for a wannabe weed eater and I got too hot, bordering heat exhaustion. Took a cold shower to quell that but had a headache the rest of the day. #yardworkwithmybear #yardworkishardwork #shigaken #滋賀県❤ #滋賀県 #japanlife #workinghardwothmyhoney #notreestumpsallowed #treestumps #geterdone (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0X-1OKJ-DW/?igshid=18w6dpydrszlw

Never saw him before. He was just hanging around the backyard as we were leaving to go have a cold treat after a hot morning of yard work. #yardworkwithmybear #yardworkishardwork #cuttingdownthejungle #sawacat #catstagram_japan_2 #catsofshiga #滋賀県の猫 #catsofjapan #猫 #琵琶湖の猫 #wanitakashiro #wanicat #catsnearwanistation #neighborhoodcat (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0VYEQtpHXj/?igshid=4up14qmkwggc

Never saw him before. He was just hanging around the backyard as we were leaving to go have a cold treat after a hot morning of yard work. #yardworkwithmybear #yardworkishardwork #cuttingdownthejungle #sawacat #catstagram_japan_2 #catsofshiga #滋賀県の猫 #catsofjapan #猫 #琵琶湖の猫 #wanitakashiro #wanicat #catsnearwanistation #neighborhoodcat (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0VYEQtpHXj/?igshid=1hiyrvrz5owb3

Well it’s back to yard work again, and me and Mrs S got busy on the cedar stump next to the house today. A smaller stump next to the big stump was in the way so though it took awhile, I jimmy’d that sucker out after a couple hours of excavation. Felt like we were excavating an archeological site, but in the end we got the second session of salt water solution poured in and covered it up with a tarp. It’s right next to the drainage gutter, so it’ll be fine. Tomorrow’s another day. #yardworkwithmybear #yardworkishardwork #meandmrss #meandmybear #mrssandlittleb #wegotthis #betyourass #nostumpsallowed #hardtimesmakestrongpeople #ilovemrss #hotdogandbunforever #teambear #shiga #shigaken #wanitakashiro (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByzYWzgJnZH/?igshid=1wie3mudpue4y

Look at that system of connecting tree roots. I was getting some dirt for our starter garden. We planted some tomatoes, some cherry tomatoes, some kyuri (Japanese cucumbers), some eggplants, some okra, some red leaf lettuce, some shishito peppers, and some red pepper. Tomorrow we’ll plant the purple potatoes and the ginger. But I still need to work on these roots. I’ve no idea what I’m doing, we’re just doing it. #shigakenjapan #shigaprefecture #meandmybear #yardworkishardwork #yardworkwithmybear #plantingvegetables #vegetableplanting #wanitakashiro #ironsharpensiron⚔️ #hardworkisrewarding #ourowngarden #growyourownfoods #angelinoinshiga #losangelestojapan #ilovemrss #mrssandlittleb #meandmrss #thefamiliythatgrowstogethereatscheaper (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNMOTNpvoY/?igshid=1oecjb3f5rxz0

It’s going to be a hard day today. I’ll get more veggies at lunch and dinner, but I need my B12. #fromlosangelestojapan #shigakenjapan #ilovemybear #yardworkishardwork #yardworkwithmybear #shigaprefecture #japanesebreakfast #thisishowweeat (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3SD48JLNr/?igshid=1tdkdyapw4d4h

We started digging up roots, marking all the stumps with little flags, and that big ass stump all dug up in the middle had a root going all the way to the corner by the dead tree I cut down the other day. Today, taking a break from digging, we shortened some trees that were causing issues with the roof by the door and inhibiting the gutters from letting rainwater flow, attracting skeeters 🦟 right at the door. NO, so I did what I had to, and cleaned up bushes on the front rocks. I love this place, our home. #yardworkishardwork #losangelestojapan #workingwithmywife #yardworkwithmybear #losangelestoshiga #iloveshiga #shigajapan #shigaken #shigakenjapan #mrssandlittleb #makingourhouseahome #orale (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxw7ytOpB8F/?igshid=ehhauwta3iu0

Finally got that mostly dead tree cut down. I was chainsawing the shit out of some stumps too. Then, all of a sudden, my poor little Ryobi kicked the bucket. #betternotdothatagain #losangelestojapan #shigaken #yardworkwithmybear #yardworkishardwork #hardworkpaysoff🙌 #mypoorchainsaw #shigajapan #wanitakashiro #mrssandlittleb (at Otsu, Shiga) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpE0RxJgUS/?igshid=rn6rakgf0f0e