out of eden

I was having a kind of a stressy day last Tuesday, just with the organisation of the practical aspects of the move. But one thing that did make me smile, was to get in from a walk at 3pm and to see our landlord with his faithful sidekick – the painter – hacking away at the jungle that is – was! – our garden. They were just there for an hour or so, but then the next day they turned up bright and early, with girl from the agency, with power tools, and spent the morning in destruction mode. Everything green, sprouting or blooming was cut to the floor then heaped into a huge pile in the wasteground they created. The “before” and “after” shots (see below) are impressively different, but the problem is that they have done nothing for the roots, so as soon as spring comes around again, the jungle will be back with a vengeance. Of course, we won’t be here to witness it!