"LawnMan"

Most of you probably remember the movie "The Last Samurai". During his forced captivity, Capt. Algren (Tom Cruise)  falls in love with the Samurai way of life. He talks about how everyone "from the moment they wake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue"

We all know someone like that, it might be your daughter who pursues perfection in her studies and teaching, or your son, whose skills on a mountain are unsurpassed.

My little town has someone like that, I call him the "Lawnman"

I don't know the Lawnman, not sure I want to, but his dedication to having the perfect lawn are unequaled.

Whether it be day or night, rain or shine and even season to season, he is there, sculpting and crafting his lawn to perfection.

I first observed Lawnman last December (2013). As I waited at the stop light, he was hard to miss, in the middle of a downpour, down on all four's, he's tearing up his sod. He lives on a major corner here in town that I drive by almost daily. His home is unspectacular, even run down with less than stunning vehicles parked out front.

Last year we had a mild winter so there was plenty of time for Lawnman to prep his yard for the upcoming growing season. Everyday I drove by, there he was, in any weather, grooming his small plot, extracting more sod here, filling holes or leveling there. His dedication was impressive.

As Winter gave way to Spring, the transformation taking place to Lawnman's green was most extraordinary. The newly planted grass seed was coming in nicely, then patches of green started to appear and it started to fill in....I was impressed, it was beautiful!

At this point most people would be happy with a nice new lawn and move on to something else...not Lawnman. Everyday he was primping here and preening there. If his lawn had a dip he would be out there in the dark with a flashlight filling it in and then reseeding it. If it showed a different shade of green, it was uprooted and replanted....he wanted perfection.

To many he might seem a little crazy...

But you know, I have to give him credit, his lawn is now the nicest in town, which is the point of all this. He may not be able to afford the most glamorous home or vehicles. But with a little dedication, elbow grease and some grass seed, maybe you can change the world, one blade of grass at a time and achieve perfection!

Here's to you Lawnman!