Pottering

eggplant

Every day after after work I go for a wander around the garden in the afternoon sunshine.  I think and daydream whilst examining the plants.  I check for insect damage and see if the tomatoes need to be tied to their stakes again.  I worry over plants suffering from heat stress.  I look at the young fruit trees and see if they have grown much since I last looked - they usually haven't, because I check them before work too.  I imagine future harvests and I pray for rain.

Then I go into the house and face my hungry children, desperate for their afternoon tea.

Summer, I love you (although I'd love you even more if you weren't so hot!)

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