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It is enough…

November 25th, 2007

Bit lazy today - big lie in, but some activity later.  We worked together to clear leaves from the lawn, put in a couple more bulbs, that kind of thing.

Quite a nice afternoon, even at the end of November.  Made me think how rarely we are doing just physical stuff.  Our jobs are so much about what our heads can do - with a spot of hand-eye coordination thrown in.  Good at times to do something like stuffing leaves in a bin liner, so they can rot down.

Haven’t got much done with the garden since coming here.  Sometimes that’s hard.  Much of what’s in the garden has to fend for itself really.  But one thing I’ve managed to do is clear leaves each autumn to make leaf mould.  Today I was able to use some from two years ago, which was definitely nicely rotted down.  I could even mulch a couple of things!  How good is that?

“It is enough // to crumble the dark earth, While the robin sings over // Sad songs of autumn mirth.”  [John Clare]

As much as anything, I’m grateful for days where doing something simple…is enough.

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