I often wonder how a human would feel if that old adage of fleas on backs of fleas existed in truth.
If we were the first layer of fleas feeding parasitically off the earth's crust and we had a commensurate number feeding of us in a similar way, would we tolerate it as benignly?
I think our own eruptions and mood changes would reflect what we're seeing right now in the earth and those who are denying the action of the fleas on themselves must be, how shall I put it, deaf to reality?
On a brighter note, I went to the Farmers Market yesterday leaving the car at home and relying on my feet in one direction and the bus, the other. Mindful of pollution I felt it was about time I took the strain off roads and used two modes of transport which are either free or reduced due to shared carbon emissions.
Have any of you come across one of these vans in your area? If it's a franchise then it's a really good one and the queues for this gentleman's services are usually long, especially as we approach the new allotment/gardening season. Prices are fair and he does an excellent service.
I don't know what it's like on your area but we are keen on our allotments round here and queues for a space are long.
I was out walking the other week and noted the number who have already finished their early dig and covers, warming the ground, were already in place.
Tyres are back ready for potatoes to be earthed up inside and some had dug their old 'greens' up and had strung out new furrows.
It's a weird winter and as I commented yesterday, neither begun nor ended.
I'm in and out my greenhouse wondering when the night scented stock will finally stop flowering and if the pelagoniums will actually stop sending up new shoots. The only plants to have gone into winter mode are the dahlia and that, I suspect, is because they've not been watered since September!
It'll soon be time to start thinking about getting the early seedlings going and the seed packets are lining up in the kitchen ready.
I still have my compost to turn but when the weather has been ok, my neck has been bad so........mm, it's going to be early Spring before that gets done.
Wonder when that'll actually be this year?