Here are some obligatory shots of the garden here. The weeds
were at shoulder height and after 3 days I pulled them all and dug over the
soil. This shot is of the front garden restored to order and salad seeds
planted:
Here’s a garden that runs up beside the path to the ruin
behind my house. At this point I was halfway along it. The Ruin, incidentally,
is a name that has stuck from the days when that was precisely what it was. It
even has a sign saying so on the wall despite it now being a self-contained apartment.
And here’s a shot from the front of the house showing one of
the 3 piles of weeds I pulled out. It’s been very therapeutic exercise, as are
the walks I’ve been going on, which I will get to anon.
Oh, and I only came close to putting my hand on a scorpion twice.
THAT was a LOT of work. Good job, Neal. I would love to see Crete someday.
ReplyDeleteMike (@Comkey)
Nice work Neal
ReplyDeleteNice work Neal
ReplyDeleteI'd imagine Cretan scorpions a lot less threatening than your literary ones.
ReplyDeleteFrom what little I can see of the sky from your photos it seems to look a strange colour. That can't be real, after all, sky is supposed to be grey isn't it?
ReplyDelete(for those who don't know... I live in Wales, they sky is always grey here...) :-(
Good to see you're keeping yourself busy. I'm a huge fan of the books and I have great respect for you sharing your feelings and activities. Keep strong, keep busy and bad times will lose ground to great memories!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes from a Dutch fan!
Garden is looking good. The change from the photo's when you originally moved out there is quite significant.
ReplyDeleteI hope the climate helps with things. Gloomy England isn't always good for the spirit, though it is a pleasant weekend at the moment.