moments of colours

Last weekend, we experienced a terrible typhoon. It left many damages to different places. Here in the house, it’s minimal but the cleaning part takes a lot of time & energy.
When I decided to clear up the back of the house this morning, I thought it would take about half an hour only. Because it had been cemented, I thought I’ll just sweep up the dry leaves, dirt and dust. However, I was not satisfied to see the cemented lot turning green because of the moss beginning to grow here and there. So, I grabbed the brush, got a pail and dipper and started brushing.
Whew!!! The planned 30 minutes cleaning took me 4 hours to finish! As I went along cleaning only a part of the backyard, I ended up cleaning the adjoining area here, the canal there… (because of the mud that had accumulated there clogging the drainage). Arrrrgh!!!… Now, at the end of the day, my hands feel bad (arthritis making a dash!), my back aches, …haaaaaaay!.
Good thing, the weather was sunny today. During the afternoon, my consolation was seeing the cemented part of the backyard, clean and neat as before. Well, after the rains, there’s pain… but surely, the gain is a great feeling! =)