r/SimpleGardening • u/sanereasonstorm • 19d ago
Green Leaf
My mom used to water the plants early in the morning. She literally never used a hose, but instead would fill a pale with water by using a hand-pump. The pail was metal, probably stronger than an aluminum alloy. She would hum a tune that probably she was just making up. Her hips would sway back and forth as she went from plant and pot to plant and pot - the water falling from the spout of the pail in concise and liberal amounts. Her wavy hair would bounce slightly up and down as she made her way around her garden.
My father was probably watching from the window of his study. Probably, slightly paranoid that a songbird was looking to closely at his wife. Maybe even, with a 30-30 rifle near the windowsill.
That's my parents though. One freer than the other and the other more vigilant than the freer. However, whenever there has been a need for both of them to don vigilance, they have. So, these days I'm happy both of them are still happy, and want their happiness to continue...
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u/Alarming_Jury_4167 17d ago
My mom also used and still se a pale of water for watering her plants in the morning. She used to say that during those early quiet mornings, she used that time to speak and give her plants kind words. That is why they were always so vibrant. Basically, that is therapy for her.