I love your writing about play in the garden, probably one reason I do it! And the Roald Dahl quote is perfect "greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places" Yesterday I found a little collection of johnny jump ups hidden under a swath of forget me nots....oh joy! Thanks Ellen for your writing and beautiful photos - they inspire me!
I totally agree with your writing today (and always)... no intentions upon going outside to "just check on the garden," only to return inside, still in pajamas, several hours later. I have invented a word that describes my time in my flower and herb gardens: FORK--spelled like "fork," but pronounced like "work," given our illogical English language, used as in, "I'm going out to fork, that is, do some "fun work." :)
Yes, it has happened to me. We live in Estonia and it gets light at 4-5am in the summers. Which sometimes wakes me up and I go outside to the garden "just to have my coffee". The next thing I know it's 5h later and I am still outside and there are a few small flies in my forgotten coffee somewhere near a garden bed.
I love this! And totally agree. I'm the same way in the kitchen and now it's spilled over into a garden too. Here's to more play!
I love your writing about play in the garden, probably one reason I do it! And the Roald Dahl quote is perfect "greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places" Yesterday I found a little collection of johnny jump ups hidden under a swath of forget me nots....oh joy! Thanks Ellen for your writing and beautiful photos - they inspire me!
I totally agree with your writing today (and always)... no intentions upon going outside to "just check on the garden," only to return inside, still in pajamas, several hours later. I have invented a word that describes my time in my flower and herb gardens: FORK--spelled like "fork," but pronounced like "work," given our illogical English language, used as in, "I'm going out to fork, that is, do some "fun work." :)
Yes, it has happened to me. We live in Estonia and it gets light at 4-5am in the summers. Which sometimes wakes me up and I go outside to the garden "just to have my coffee". The next thing I know it's 5h later and I am still outside and there are a few small flies in my forgotten coffee somewhere near a garden bed.