Friday, August 11, 2006
in the garden
the past week it has finally stopped raining. the first week of our glorious return was not so glorious, as we were confronted with rain, jet lag, house work, and some sort of cold/flu bug we picked up in transit. however, we have conquered all.
today, i have spent most of the sunshine hours outside working in the back yard. since having so much rain as of late, one part of the grass has turned into a bog. so i have put in some drainage pipe in hopes of preventing the bog to reoccur. that too some time. then i began building a new garden bed along the fence line and moving some of the turf i had pulled up. basically, i have moved piles of dirt and rocks in and out of holes all day long. in the end, it looks pretty much the same, but i know underneath, it is better.
honestly, i am just happy to be alive and healthy enough to actually do some work. it feels so therapeutic so play in the dirt. if you don't know what i am talking about, then go out and start playing in the dirt right this minute.
my day ended with a long soak in the bath.
today, i have spent most of the sunshine hours outside working in the back yard. since having so much rain as of late, one part of the grass has turned into a bog. so i have put in some drainage pipe in hopes of preventing the bog to reoccur. that too some time. then i began building a new garden bed along the fence line and moving some of the turf i had pulled up. basically, i have moved piles of dirt and rocks in and out of holes all day long. in the end, it looks pretty much the same, but i know underneath, it is better.
honestly, i am just happy to be alive and healthy enough to actually do some work. it feels so therapeutic so play in the dirt. if you don't know what i am talking about, then go out and start playing in the dirt right this minute.
my day ended with a long soak in the bath.
