Titanarum

Remember the list of tasks to do on the allotment I wrote a few days ago? Well, today, Sunday, was the day it was all meant to happen. But fortunately, I mean sadly, it is raining and doesn’t look like it will stop for at least another hour. And then we are half way through the day and with daylight fading fast it is hardly worth putting on the wellies. Besides, soil newly dampened shouldn’t be trodden on or worked on. Why? Earth worms for starters will not like it. And you don’t want to mess with them as they are our friends. Imagine how they will feel, all flat after your weight has been placed upon them. And roots, which benefit from all the little air pockets the earth worms create, will suddenly not be able to breathe. And if that is not enough think about the aesthetics. Holes the shape of footprints will completely ruin the overall look of your plot. And mud is not an easy medium. It sticks. Before you realise the bottom of your shoes have become platform wedges so heavy and uneven you end up swaying forwards or backwards in slow motion like a zombie. I’m staying in.