{"id":3239,"date":"2011-10-02T18:17:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T18:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2011-10-02T18:17:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T18:17:04","slug":"a-day-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?p=3239","title":{"rendered":"A day in the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am so dirty right now, even my dirt is dirty<\/em>. <\/p>\n

I’m not talking about the nasty<\/em> kind of dirty, but the good<\/em> kind of dirty you get after a day of digging, weeding, yanking indestructible Rose roots and Dogwood out of the ground, and… after many hours of those tasks… turf-laying<\/em>. My muscles are shaking from the effort of revamping a whole corner of the garden, and it feels as though my fingernails will never be clean again<\/em>.<\/p>\n

…but I never regret a day spent in the garden, and I love the way mud smells and feels as I rifle through it to tug out the bindweed root, or liberate a stray worm from the spade’s path. <\/p>\n

Treats from the day include:<\/p>\n

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A curious Robin who supervised our doings all morning.<\/p>\n

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Joey<\/em>. Posing no threat at all to aforementioned Robin, Joey spent the day demonstrating how much lovely napping you can do in the garden if you can find A. a nice shady bit under the apple tree; B. a grand old canvas BBQ cover which has been lunched out on the patio; C. a nice, verdant bit of lawn. Joey’s approach to sleep and self-care in general is exemplary and I very much enjoy the unquestioning sense of entitlement and confidence with which he approaches life.<\/p>\n

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The garden spiders are amazing<\/em> right now. They have set up an intricate set of webs all around the composting bin where there are many tiny flies, and seem to be growing exceedingly fat as a result of this advantageous placement. I am afraid of house spiders, but the garden ones impress me with their furry legs, their amazing webs, and the beauty of their markings.<\/p>\n

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This abandoned and extremely fragile nest was discovered in a thicket of indestructible Dogwood*. I do not know what lived in it, but it is long empty and was just a beautiful thing to find in amongst all the leaves and ever-enterprising brambles. <\/p>\n

I hope that during this week there will be time to plant some daffodils and to begin a long perusal of seed catalogues… we have lain turf down in order to give space to our Damson and Apple tree, and to create a sweet little orchard corner. I want to put chamomile (dyers, maybe?) and primroses out there, too…<\/p>\n

Ah garden dreams, and dirt<\/em>.<\/p>\n

* really, what is Dogwood for<\/em>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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