Oh my, I spent about an hour weeding our garden, uncovering the earth, determining what space I really have to work with, and checking to see if any of the brown old rose bushes in our yard have new growth on them (they do!). I am so grateful to have gotten my toes in the dirt. But my body is tired. I've always had bad allergies out here. It was immediate shower and a small sip of benadryl for me, and now I'm recuperating on the couch with water and nursing my poor slightly swollen eyelids. 😮💨
But! The garden is ready for seeds when the time comes, and I discovered that someone at some point in this rental's life intentionally planted things in the various garden plots. I found remnants of old potted soil and root systems, and a couple forgotten or misplaced flower tags. Rust discoveries made me really happy! It feels good, like I'm rejuvenating the vision of life someone had in the past. And weeding around the rose bushes brought me right back to childhood, when I'd do the same task with my mother around her beloved rose bush in the front garden.
All in all, it was worth the allergic reaction. But man I could do without the itching and sneezing, and eyelid swelling, and sleepiness from the antihistimine 😅 I'd spend much more time out there if I could.
#gardening
#tilling
#allergies
#greenThumb