The toil

the toilIt’s a bit like working in a factory: repetition and tedium. But only in the methodical toil. The day is perfectly sunny and Septemberish. And what could be better? I am outdoors all day.

All the lawn has now been raked. I didn’t even whoop for joy when I had done the very last swish and twist. But chucked the rake down and flopped. grass spiking

And now comes the new tedium: spiking. I’ve managed less than a quarter.   So it looks like it might take another whole day.   But I need to get it done: rain is predicted next week, and I have sown grass seeds and moss killer and all sorts of mystery bits from the big British box of lawn care.   And who knows? It may all spring back to its glory this time next month.

late sept potager flowersBest bit? Getting such a close up of the flowers in the potager: the two verbenas, the cosmos and the gaura. Too lovely. flowers detail