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May 12, 2006
A Little Gardening
Our weather has taken one of those rare turns and blessed us with cooler,dryer, and fresher air. Much of the surrounding city received some rain yesterday, but my neighborhood did not. Just some threatening bursts of lightening and a distant rumbling in the clouds. It was beyond muggy... the kind of dampness that almost feels wetter than rain.
It was a wonderful moment to be able to put my hands in dirt once again. I pushed the shovel just a few inches deep so that I could lift the sod of grass and place it somewhere else in my yard. With a few bags of hummus and top soil, I made the shape more prominent around the base of the pecan tree that stands so straight in front of my house.
I almost forgot how nourishing the earth feels on my hands. Perhaps that’s really what it is... my connecting with our Mother Earth. I felt her therapy working into my body, as I tried to beautify this small patch upon her surface. She reminded me of how her body works. The soil was soft and pliable. I knew this spot had been worked before. It probably had flowers and Monkey Grass all around. Someone put rich dirt here, and it has had time to gain new life as the Earth Worms moved through, tunneling and feeding in the same motion.
I planted some small, orchid-looking flowers along with a grassy green ground cover. Some cypress mulch was the final layer, to provide a skin of protection that holds moisture just a bit longer.
How pleasing it was to finally water the entire bed. I could almost hear the plants drinking, but mostly I think it was the Earth absorbing the life giving water.
Now I feel more grounded. Oh, and it’s a full moon.
Posted by kay at May 12, 2006 08:08 AM