A DAY IN THE LIFE: YARDWORK, FRONT

YARD VS. BACK YARDBy: Kasey Alpert

Chris Alpert cuts down a tomato plant in the front yard of her Lee’s Summit home.

After cutting down the tomato plant, Chris Alpert picks up fallen tomatoes off the ground in the front yard of her Lee’s Summit home.

Chris Alpert holds tomatoes that had fallen to the ground after she cut down a plant at her Lee’s Summit home.

Chris Alpert looks for branches to cut off on one of the plants in the front yard of her Lee’s Summit home.

Chris Alpert of Lee’s Summit Missouri, picks up leaves that she trimmed off of a plant in the front yard.

After picking up the plant clippings, Chris Alpert of Lee’s Summit carries them to the trash.

Chris Alpert of Lee’s Summit Missouri, cuts dead flowers off of a plant in preparation for winter.

Meanwhile, in the backyard Mark Alpert shovels dirt off the back patio on his home in Lees Summit, Missouri.

Mark Alpert of Lees Summit Missouri moves dirt from the back patio to make way for a hot tub.

Mark Alpert, Lee’s Summit Missouri, takes a break from work to look at what still needs to be done.

Mark Alpert of Lee’s Summit sweeps up the remaining dirt on the back patio.

Mark Alpert fills the lawn mower with gas in the back yard of his Lee’s Summit home.

Mark Alpert mows the lawn to end his day of yard work on his Lee’s Summit home.

Mark Alpert finishes up his yard work by mowing the lawn at his Lee’s Summit home.