Episodes in the Childrens Garden - 2011/05/16Having a SplashYesterday I inspected the garden in my rubber boots, the water lapping almost over my toes by the time I got to my newly planted strawberry patch (which has suffered a whole lot of squirrel terrorism…but that’s another story.)
At first, all I could think about was soil compaction. As I rounded the corner and looked into the backyard, I saw the kids jumping and splashing in muddy puddles on what used to be our lawn. For soil-conscious folks, treading on soggy ground is a sin that brings soil compaction. But jumping on it is unthinkable. Shelley looked at me and smiled, saying, “They found the puddle before I could stop them.” But the kids were squealing with delight, then giggling, then splashing, then falling right over. Soil compaction be darned. I took them out to compact the soil again yesterday!
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BUT NOT EVERYONE IS FEELING BLUE about all the rain and water.
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