Chives
I should have cleaned the kitchen, instead I tended to the garden and front lawn. Mowed and then pruned the dead rose branches, and then the hedge called for a bit more attention
But we can now put the bins beside the house, and get to them from the back door. The AC unit is in the way a bit, but passable. The ivy on the fence is more of a hindrance, but I'm not touching that stuff unless it's raining and I'm wearing a mask. Still, it's off the house and I'm keeping it off. Practical attentiveness training.
The chives appear, amid the cottonwood seedlings.
The pepperoncini holds it's own against the little buggers, and I pull them out by the hundreds.
Frightening to do, but I sawed back and pulled out huge amounts of dead and thorny rose trunk and branches. Carefully following back and out so I only took the genuinely dead wood, leaving the living to grow. Still have to clear the undergrowth with it's hoard of candy packages and other trash hidden in the dead leaves.
But we can now put the bins beside the house, and get to them from the back door. The AC unit is in the way a bit, but passable. The ivy on the fence is more of a hindrance, but I'm not touching that stuff unless it's raining and I'm wearing a mask. Still, it's off the house and I'm keeping it off. Practical attentiveness training.
The chives appear, amid the cottonwood seedlings.
The pepperoncini holds it's own against the little buggers, and I pull them out by the hundreds.
Frightening to do, but I sawed back and pulled out huge amounts of dead and thorny rose trunk and branches. Carefully following back and out so I only took the genuinely dead wood, leaving the living to grow. Still have to clear the undergrowth with it's hoard of candy packages and other trash hidden in the dead leaves.
Posted by Zhoen on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
6 comments:
You have really turned into a gardener, zhoen, when you'd rather be out there than in the kitchen. Isn't it amazing when you have your very own piece of land?
Indeed, you are definitely making good progress. I too sometimes shun the indoor chores when there are outdoor ones to do.
marja-l,
Doesn't take much to get me away from a kitchen, really.
Phil,
It's compelling, isn't it?
Something very very satisfying about doing this kind of work. We cleared a massive bramble and reclaimed a significant part of our field last month.
Your comments on morris men on my blog were very interesting. It's possible to buy on amazon.co.uk the DVD of Way of the Morris and Morris a Life with Bells on, but they're in PAL format. Don't know how widely available they are in the US.
Actually reading what you said has made me think I should trip along to the EFDSS and have a go at one of their folk dance sessions.
Jenny,
We do have a region free DVD player, if it is available now, I may just snag one. I really thought my comment got snarled in blooger, so, thank you for letting me know. I was a theater major long, long ago, and studied dance and dance history, and I've done a fair amount of folk dance over the years. Including belly dance, which on the amateur level is also a lot more fun to do than to watch.
Progress feels so good! I often forget my inside chores so I can play in the dirt. It's a bit more rewarding, I think.
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