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I know what you mean, but I will say this about lawns; they're great for cleaning off shoes! They also help to keep ticks away.
Lawns are good for cleaning shoes, but here, they harbor ticks.
Could be, that there are so few lawns here and most are half dead.
I am glad you are here and reading/posting, you are always welcome.
Our son is minus a big toe, Scott took off his shoes and was using a power mower, stumbled and pulled it on his foot.
Yes he knew better.
After years of hauling water and paying a high price in the desert, LOL, I have an excuse for not having a lawn.