4/25/11
The sole fell off my boot yesterday. No warning, just turned into a flip-flop. Looks optimistically repairable. A clean break, fixable with some Guerrilla Glue. I guess 7 years of mud and abuse has finally taken its toll. The splitting cracks in the leather along the 'toe bend area' exposed the Kevlar below, still impenetrable to water; still protecting my feet and keeping then dry.
So I must wear my alternate weather footwear. Every rainy day girl's favorite pull-up rubber boot. Patterned in red, yellow, and black plaid ( finer plaid than pictured), they are more fashionable than comfortable. Not really form-fitting but entirely waterproof nonetheless. It's been raining for 3 or so days, mostly a warm drizzle interspersed with bouts of T-storms and heavy rain. Work must go on.
There's basic requirements for any garden job I've had:
1) work in all weather conditions (hot, wet, cold, etc).
2)be able to lift 50 lbs.
3)sustain work on your feet for 8 hours daily
A love for plants should be on that list also, but if you can do those things, you can be a gardener.
Today I'll rake the wooded paths which connect Hill House, a guest residence, to the satelliting yoga studio and conference center. Just a few sticks and a single tree down across the path, but also a shallow, yet wide, spring fed creek. I'm assuming guests in the 'over-50-and-not-so-agile-on-slippery-rocks' group will have difficulty crossing.
A low wooden planked walkway, like those in wetland areas, would be perfect; as the amount of water flowing here is depended on the season and rain. Right now there's a lot of water, in summer not as much. Though a great idea, it will be on the bottom of the list of things to do, as the maintenance guys have a million other things to do before.
I'll hula ho some weeds, mulch the roses with some alfalfa I found in the shed (horses & roses love alfalfa), and prune the grapes instead of trying to build a footbridge today.
The ground's still super wet. I'll stick to projects above the ground. Maybe drill a couple of bee boxes. http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/gardening/building-a-bee-box/
hello,
ReplyDeletemy name is Summer. i stumbled across your blog and have really enjoyed reading your words. you have a great way of writing about your day to day life. its tender and rude at the same time. this is good.
i live outside philadelphia and have been planning on finding somewhere kind of magical to go camping for a few days next week and after reading your blog and then doing some research on phoenica it seems like the right place with a lot to offer from the woodland community of critters and plants and such.
on a side not i note i saw that you enjoy the musical offerings of baroness. i happen to play in said band, so maybe i could offer you a trade of recorded material, clothing apparel, or embroidered patches for your knowledge of the area. if you are interested please email me at grimcrust@gmail.com
if this is too weird no worries. keep doing what you do.
take care,
Summer Welch
your offer for interest is right on. i am ashamed to have missed your comment, as you mentioned camping earlier in the month, and that time has passed. though you should know that if you find the time too journey up here at any time, i can hook you up with what you need: info, lodging, food, recreational fun. this place is epic. unmatched. holla.
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