watering cans
man mending a train by filling it from a watering can
the train we were on broke at paddington station so a man had to come and fix it
he did this by pouring ‘coolant’ (water?) from a watering can in to the train
a train man came and checked he was doing it properly
and finally a third one arrived to watch. train journey increased by an extra half an hour but worth it for the watering can pictures
new style watering can
i’ve spotted quite a few of these new shape watering cans recently. perhaps it’s something to do with this monsoon drought we’re in at the moment.
are these the plant movers ?
isn’t that typical – we’ve not seen a watering can for ages and then two come wandering down the road attached to two shaggy looking chaps carrying plants.
these chaps looked really depressed as they sloped down the road, but they were quite symetrical with their watercans and plants.
i asked if i could take a photo and unfortunately (for us) they smiled.
another watering can couple
it was valentine’s day yesterday and spring is on the way. traditionally Valentine’s day is the day that birds chose their partners for the year, but we can see the animal kingdom pairing up wherever we look (particularly on a saturday night in british drinking towns).
i think the same might also apply to watering cans. we saw a couple going for a walk last week. and here is a couple in our church nesting behind the font.
green plastic watering cans (going for a walk)
these two are the children of the green plastic watering can in that radiohead song. i know this because they told me.
watering
sometimes you realise stuff when it’s too late.
for example i have a nagging fear that when i’m old and in a home i might suddently realise i love bungy jumping and wish i’d done it when i was more sprightly. i’m not worried enough about it enough to actually do a bungy jump though.
tonight i realised i love watering the garden. i haven’t done it all year. but it was great. maybe i’ll try remembering this fact at the beginning of next summer rather than the end.