solarpunk memes

Agreed. I live on 6 acres of land out in the forested countryside. There are untouched, natural fields and forests all around me. There are literally 40 acres of natural preserve right next to my property, where no development of any kind is allowed to happen.

I like having a clean, mowed patch of land in the middle of it all. When I go adventuring in the forest, I always come home covered in ticks, mosquito bites, and sticky plant pods. It's nice to not experience that just walking through my own backyard.

Not to mention, natural habitats invite snakes, mice, rabbits, possums, skunks, etc. into my home. I currently have field mice living in my garage and I can't keep them away because the forest grows right up to my garage. I keep having to bring my cars to the shop because mice and squirrels keep building nests in them and chewing through cables.

I also have moles tearing up my backyard in the un-mown field out back. Maintaining a patch of lawn helps to keep them away from my house and makes my life more comfortable here.

People who fantasize about natural gardens instead of mowed lawns live in the cities or suburbs. If you actually live in the countryside, it's much nicer to have a freshly mowed lawn around the house, to keep the wilderness at bay.

Otherwise, nature will just swallow up your home. I actually need to cut down a tree behind my garage because it's gonna crack through the foundation of the garage if it gets any bigger. And I need to re-side my garage as well, because vines and other plants have started working their way into the siding. That's probably how the mice keep getting in.

It's a multi-year project for me to cut back the wilderness trying to encroach on my home, and it's a very expensive lesson to learn. I'd much rather just mow a chunk of land around my home and call it a day.