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Published
on Friday, June 28,
2024
Accidents. We all have
them although gardeners tend to get more
than their share. After all, we are out
where there are slippery logs, mossy
rocks, and snaking vines. Those vines
are a huge hazard, tracing over the
paths we patiently cut through the
undergrowth and grabbing a toe to try to
throw you to the ground. Then there is
the general detritus that piles up
everywhere... Other
things get us as well. Like the old soda
can that was partly covered by weeds or
a piece of rusted barbed wire, or even a
poorly maintained tool with a bit of
rust on the edge. Let’s not
forget the foliage ever pick black
raspberries without getting a scratch
from a thorn even though you wore a
long-sleeved shirt? I haven’t. And the
bug bites that you scratch too much. It
seems like everything is out to get the
gardener. And there
are the other things, natural to the
earth. Fungi that send out spores and
give you an allergic sneeze. Bacteria
that get into tiny scratches and make
them worse (don’t forget your tetanus
shots). Bits of dirt and dust that get
into your eyes... Why are we even out
there? Never mind,
we all know why. We are out there for
the fresh air and the sun. We are there
for the scent of the earth itself, that
rough sweet scent that makes you feel a
connection with life that is somehow
essential.
We are
there for the beauty of it all, the
scents, the textures, the tastes. We
are there because, when we stand up
to easy the kinks out of our backs,
the view is amazing.
It
doesn’t matter if we have a long
vista that reaches to a lake and
hills, or a brief one blocked by
trees. We stare and marvel that we
are here, doing what we are doing,
connected to something larger than
we are.
So we accept the accidents. We put antibiotic ointment on the scratches and watch them heal. We treat the bug bites with After Bite or ChiggerX. We put aloe or lotion on the sunburn and remember to wear a hat next time. We grab allergy pills and get tetanus shots. We rub BenGay on aching muscles and sign up for a massage. We know how to cope.
If
really necessary, we see a doctor.
Then we wait a day or so (or a month
or so) until things are back to
normal so we can get back out there.
Why a
sudden interest in accidents? Let’s
just say, that I will be using a
cane for a while.
Plant
for the week. There seem to be a lot
of purple leafed ground covers in
Costa Rica, and this is one of them.
This one appears to be a variety of
Ajuga found in a friend’s garden
near Dominical which sadly has a
climate that is very different from
ours near the lake. Plant Ajuga in
everything from full sun to shade,
although it is a bit more green than
deep purple in the shade.
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