All day long I did adult things...I scheduled work for the next couple of weeks, cooked lunch and cleaned up, did laundry, and attended a meeting with Hubby Tony to plan an event that's happening this fall. After the meeting we came home and I shredded a pile of papers for Tony, who's been cleaning up the filing cabinets in the office.
Each time the bin filled up I took it outside and spread the shreds around the tomato and pepper plants that constitute my garden this year. The intermittent rain we've had the past two days was coming down once again. During the last trip I walked out to reach the far corner of the garden strip, and the moisture oozed in between my flip flops and my feet. It felt really good, and made me realize I hadn't walked in the wet grass for a very long time. Tonight would be a great time to change do just that.
I came inside, dropped off the shredder bin, and told Tony if he was looking for me I'd be outside. I left my shoes by the front door, then stepped back into the natural world.
The past week has been perfect for growing things, and the grass (and weeds) were tall and luxuriant. I walked across the front yard, stopping to pull up a couple of tiny maple tree sprouts, then headed to the back. The yard was soft and spongy, and made a squishing noise as I walked across it. I strolled along a mole run, which felt really strange with bare feet. When I reached a molehill, the mud squeezed up between my toes. it felt so good I did it a second time.
The area by the sewer tends to be wetter than the rest of the yard. Tonight it was saturated! I stood in a large puddle of water for a couple of minutes, then headed back towards the house. When I reached the front door my feet were wet and covered with mud and grass clippings. Since I was returning to the adult world, I stopped to remove the mess before I went back inside.
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Good for you Kathy, such a wonderful time of year!
ReplyDeleteWe've had all that rain, too. I like not watering the hanging baskets and knowing the rain barrel is full.
ReplyDeleteAmple moisture IS nice. I know that all too soon we'll have our normal summer dryness.
DeleteWe have a nasty problem with the grass in our part of the world. The European Chafer beetle. The grubs who thrive in poorly maintained lawns (like mine - lots of buttercups and too much moss) are nirvana for crows, raccoons and skunks. The crows peck at the grass tossing it here and there while the raccoons and skunks peel back the lawn. Nightmare on all counts. Long story short - we put down new soil and grass seed and i've been getting my feet wet a fair bit this past week. I'd also forgotten how good it feels. Smiled when I saw your post title.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like one BIG problem! Here's to growing lawns and wet feet.
DeleteGood for you!! I love to do things like this, too. I spend hours walking around barefoot and I do love the feeling of connection with the ground that you get. Of course, there are many places where it isn't desirable for various reasons, but if you have ankle instability (as I do) or balance problems, it can really help to keep you stable, in my experience!
ReplyDeleteMy balance is acceptable, but not as good as it used to be. Maybe I need to walk barefoot in the grass more often :-)
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