Lawnmower Shuffle (classic mix)

Part of our "deal" in living in our house is the privilege of mowing the yard, which I did Sunday afternoon. I have many fond memories of lawnmowing from my youth, when mowing the yard on the farm was the equivalent of four solid hours of riding my Dad's John Deere riding mower, never without with my imitation Sony Walkman blaring the hits.

I always felt I did some of my best thinking on the lawnmower, but the best part of mowing (both then and especially now) is the instant progress one makes in doing it. The size of our lawn here in St. Louis doesn't demand a riding mower by any means, but it did take a good 45 minutes or so with a used push mower we got off Craig's List to do the job.

I've evolved from listening to music on cassettes, but not from the joy of listening to music while walking the weeds (er, grass). In alphabetical order by song title, and with the task of tending God's creation in mind, here's my official iPod Lawnmower Shuffle (classic mix) from yesterday:

• Beautiful Day - U2

• Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan

• (The) Color Green - Rich Mullins

• I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys

• I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

• MMMBop - Hanson

• Never Is Enough - Barenaked Ladies

• Our House - Madness

• Pink Houses - John Mellencamp

• Pray For Rain - PFR

• Roam - The B-52's

• Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys

• Summer Nights - Van Halen

• Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

• Sunny Day - Mary Cutrufello

• Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

Good times, good times.