Adventures in mud

[primsong]

The sun came out! Really! It's shining through the trees, and we all keep gathering at the windows to tell each other "look at the sunshine!" - Ah, Oregon in the winter...

When I was backing out of my drive this morning, there was so much debris from the windstorm piled up along the railroad ties that border my garden area that they didn't "bump" to let me know my back tire had hit one... the tire just rolled up and right over it and all the sudden I was stuck with one rear wheel in my (very muddy) garden! spinnnn spinnnn... I finally had to make the heartwrenching decision (for me) to back into it *even further* so I could get enough purchase to get back out.

Oh, to hear that sound of my precious little plants *crunching* under my car!

I got out, and the kids got to school on time, but I was imagining my plants, laying there all flattened and dead and broken... I checked on them as soon as I got back, sort of tenatively peeking at them with a wince ready and at hand. Whew! What a relief that all I killed was a rectangular slot of blooming groundcover. My pineapple sage and peonies and lavender were all safe!

All is well. Even though I have to clean my entire house this week to host a baby shower when all I really want to do is write fanfic and putter in the yard and watch StarGate. :-P

Comments

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Bad enough to get stuck in the mud, but to know it's actually your garden you are messing with would be awkward to say the least! I think I would have had to have had a wee glance at the flower bed before leaving, even if it meant the kids were late!

I can relate to the having to do something responsible when you'd rather be doing really, really fun and rewarding. ;-)

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad your plants are okay! :):)

[estellye.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the damage to your plants was minimal. I have a railroad tie story, lol. I used to work in a photography studio and all the photographers gathered to attend an awards banquet that they were taking a limo to, while I was still back there in the studio designing away. I didn't realize they had all blocked me in, until I went out an hour later. Did I call someone for a ride? Oh no! I figured I could ease one tire up on the railroad tie that lined the drive and ride along it for the tree feet I needed to in order to get clear. I ended up with one tire on either side of the tie. *oops* Anyway it was a remarkable feat of engineering watching the tow truck guy get me out! I was impressed!

It is a big undertaking hosting a shower at your home! You are an ambitious woman, you know that?

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

"What is that big bright yellow thing in the sky?"

*chortles* It is always nice when the sun decides to grace us these days. KS is chilly and grey most of January (tho, s'truth, we've had a fair, mild winter so far)

Hope She keeps shining on ya!

[liz-fairy.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE SUCH A COOL MOM.