Pardon the re-post from Green Anarchy (mine is the only post on that Google group, hmm), but it illustrates my photos with good back-story:

My mower took a crap on me today, the nasty, noisy, death-belching thing….so I’m spending money that I don’t have to put my wallet where my mouth is. I ordered a battery-powered mower online called the Neuton (I’m not linking them to keep this from getting too salesy). It sucks that I have to go into hock to go green, but the thing only uses about 10cents worth of electricity/use and emits no fumes and little noise (I saw the informational vid). I live in the boondocks by loggers and knuckle-draggers, but if any of you out there are by a collective of green minded people, it might be a good idea to go in on a similar model together and share it.
Support companies that are making the gradual change to eco-friendly products. If you have to keep up with the Joneses, do it with a clean conscience…at least until the bamboo takes over (my latest, slow-going effort). “…Operating a gas mower for one hour will produce the same pollution as driving a car 1300 miles.” -http://www.greengrasscutters.com/

As you may be able to tell by the tone, I was a little put-out about the cash outlay. However, I find it hard to describe how good I feel using this device. While it’s light, it doesn’t feel like a toy. It uses no lubrication or petroleum products. There is not choking stench filling my mouth and nostrils. I feel better about doing something I see as pointless, yet feel obliged to do for the community (and certain health factors). By the time it got “tired”, so was I. It can mow higher, so I don’t kill the grass by taking it down too far.

And it is quiet enough for me to hear my music without blowing-out my eardrums. For fun, here’s my playlist:

  • Little House I Used to Live In – Mothers of Invention
  • How Am I Different – Amy Mann
  • The Qa’im Deliberation - Secret Chiefs 3
  • Goin’ Down Slow – Howlin’ Wolf
  • Metal Machine Music, Part III – Lou Reed
  • Lover I Don’t Have to Love – Bright Eyes
  • Walking Away – Sugar
  • Take me for a Little While – Vanilla Fudge
  • Eva’s Warning – Snake Finger
  • One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula – Dengue Fever
  • Gratitude – Beastie Boys
  • Point Blank – Pig Face
The grass was pretty high, too; couple week’s growth. This thing is no wimp…I could go on and on. But, I’ll leave you with a shot of how damn cute this thing is. Those are geckos (or chameleons or something) stamped into the plastic of the wheel.