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Wednesday 28 April 2010

Looking at the world from 2"6'

I love sitting on my back step. 
Even without a cigarette in my hand, it can make me breathe deep just looking at the different shapes of the leaves.
From this low angle the spikes of the crocosmia and irises spear up from cushions of hardy geraniums and blue pillows of forget-me-nots.  And now the bluebells are unfurling and aquilegia shooting out of their airyfairy leaves.  From, what, 30" up, I can almost feel them growing -
Is this what it's like to be 2?  One day you can see the end of the garden and the next you're surrounded by green?
Apparently our environment is in the worst 3% in the country - so maybe I shouldn't breathe so deep.
And, aquilegia is 'famously' poisonous!
Ho hum.

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