New Season, New Tune
Well yes, Spring has been around for a bit but it was only today that I really felt it. I was doing some gardening in the backyard, and all at once, my house, street and neighbourhood came alive. So it seemed. The birds in our gum tree would not stop singing (not that I wanted them to), planes kept going overhead, Arky was digging like a maniac into the fresh compost heap, the sun was beating down onto the pavement, lawnmowers were going off, but it was all overpowered by the demolishing that was going on next door. The jackhammering (or whatever they use for that kind of thing) was so loud, and to me it was the real sound of winter being well and truly over. (I found out yesterday morning that the next 2 houses down from ours are being demolished to make way for a block of units. We heard the banging over breakfast–we thought it was on our own roof! ) (I’ve never seen a house being demolished before… with every swing they took at it, I felt somewhat sad for the home.)
I also felt like I was a character in a classic novel today, and as I listened to the sounds around me, it was like I was hearing an author describing the passing of time, from winter to spring. And the demolishing… it was signifying new visions, new projects, more changes are on the way. A reminder that life moves fast.
Speaking of being out with the old, the pot above was left behind by the previous owners of our place. The plant had died and the soil was beyond hard. It took me so long to get the hideous, stubborn mess out of the pot. At one point I almost gave up (if I could’ve lifted it I would have thrown it) as I have never seen such a grotesque, not-going-to-budge root system like that before. But it felt so good when I tipped the (terribly heavy!) pot to the side, gave a tug and the mess just slid out… Speaking of in with the new, the pot will get a paint job, and then I’ll plant a crazy, out of control herb. Probably mint.
