It's time to begin putting the garden to bed. Yesterday, Jonathan came over to help us.
The first part of the job, was to pull a ground cover plant that had gotten out of control. We both did some pulling, but I can't very well step into the garden under the tree with my bodily ailments: hence JJ. We were just about finished the eradication when Sue took this photo. I stun myself by looking so skinny and ancient. I guess it would help if I weren't wearing a shirt that fit me then but is too large now and just hangs on me
Next: Jonathan is standing where we have pulled the ground cover, and I am somewhere in the process of pointing out where we might dig holes to plant tulip bulbs. We needed to dig about 6"/15cm deep. That's a yard/metre stick in my hand. It was a freebie from an International Plowing match about 40 years ago. I was teaching at a rural high school, and staff and students were granted the day to attend the event. D2 was in an urban school, but she came with me for the day. I do not remember it being exhilarating.
Laughing out loud here...can you hear me now? JJ looked so cute jumping up on the spade...and then there's the photographer's tricks too!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Lots of work.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger, those old wooden yard sticks brought big money at auctions as collectors fought over them. I haven't seen one sold at auction in a coon's age but I'm guessing like most antiques, the bottom has dropped out of the yardstick market too.
ReplyDeleteJJ looks as though he'd using a pogo stick! How nice to have a young lad to help with the grunt!
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ReplyDeleteThat reminds me I have tulips to be planted in the front bed. Nice to have grandson help you. Can't interest granddaughters here but then they are a bit younger than JJ.
ReplyDeleteJumping on the spade! That's definitely a young man's approach.
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to have JJ to help out. I have to start my garden cleanup this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI like the radial blur! What a great grandson to have.
ReplyDeleteCool radial blur! You remind me that I need to plant tulip bulbs. It's quite a chore in my rocky ground. Too bad my grandsons are way too young to do the work!
ReplyDeleteYay for JJ! The tulips will be lovely come springtime, I'm glad he came over to help.
ReplyDeleteYou're so lucky to have such good (young) help. My foot/ankle issue (probably -- hopefully -- tendonitis and not a tear) kicked in before I was finished. Blurry bit was very cool!
ReplyDeleteSome of us are made as sturdily as others.
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DeleteThat was fun what you did with the picture. That's great that you had some help with that.
ReplyDeleteJJ looks like a big help (and a great kid!). Awesome job with the radial blur!
ReplyDeleteWas surprised by that last JJ photo and lol'd.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with looking skinny or ancient. It's all relative.
That grandson of yours makes his own entertainment, doesn't he? Those pictures a great!
ReplyDeleteYour reflections weave garden work, family help, and old memories into a tender reminder of how past and present quietly meet in simple tasks
ReplyDeleteYou have great hired help.
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