Post by Die Fledermaus on Aug 27, 2010 19:46:27 GMT -4
Don't know which Smiley to use for this as I feel so ambivalent. . . glad it is done, glad they are in a suitable place, sad at the parting.
It is done. Back from a day at the cemetery, one I hope I forget soon. Oh, the lassitude. The pet burials were long delayed by the weather and exacerbated by the weather--you know what I mean, deaths. I lugged large heavy bags up the hills to the highest point in Brooklyn.
The new interment location I had earlier scoped out is isolated and good for stealthy endeavors. But. . . despite a sharp large Bowie knife, and both hands on the knife, the ground was too overgrown in ROOTS! I got a medium hole dug, did the partial internment, Lester, secured it with heavy stones. . . and just moved on, me and the bags.
I ended up in the original much used location where fortunately I found perfect soil--not hard and with no roots. The trick is to look under a tree which cuts off the sun, but not too close to the tree's roots. Despite the good soil, it was still an effort to get the very deep hole I needed. But I got it all done, on my knees bent over, digging, and scooping with that latex glove! Said a few prayers;
l meditated, and I moved on, tired as hell.
Both my hands had quite the workout, and feel the effects. But my grip has improved!
A lot of them meant a great deal to me, especially Sam and Poppy who are together. Glad it is done, though. It was perfect soil for me right behind a headstone--the deepest hole I ever dug. Although Lester is alone his location is very well secured. Once the scent dissipates the stones will be less needed.
Of course the locations were appropriately "disguised" from human eyes, not that anyone goes there other than an occasional worker on rare instances.
My fingers are sore and I am tired. Much lassitude. But it is done!
It was past time, and I finally got a decent weather day, just before another heat wave rolls in. And I have more room in my freezer now!
Annie the rat is not young. She may go next, in a month or two perhaps. She will be buried in a smaller hole next to the big one.
It is done. Back from a day at the cemetery, one I hope I forget soon. Oh, the lassitude. The pet burials were long delayed by the weather and exacerbated by the weather--you know what I mean, deaths. I lugged large heavy bags up the hills to the highest point in Brooklyn.
The new interment location I had earlier scoped out is isolated and good for stealthy endeavors. But. . . despite a sharp large Bowie knife, and both hands on the knife, the ground was too overgrown in ROOTS! I got a medium hole dug, did the partial internment, Lester, secured it with heavy stones. . . and just moved on, me and the bags.
I ended up in the original much used location where fortunately I found perfect soil--not hard and with no roots. The trick is to look under a tree which cuts off the sun, but not too close to the tree's roots. Despite the good soil, it was still an effort to get the very deep hole I needed. But I got it all done, on my knees bent over, digging, and scooping with that latex glove! Said a few prayers;
l meditated, and I moved on, tired as hell.Both my hands had quite the workout, and feel the effects. But my grip has improved!
A lot of them meant a great deal to me, especially Sam and Poppy who are together. Glad it is done, though. It was perfect soil for me right behind a headstone--the deepest hole I ever dug. Although Lester is alone his location is very well secured. Once the scent dissipates the stones will be less needed.
Of course the locations were appropriately "disguised" from human eyes, not that anyone goes there other than an occasional worker on rare instances.
My fingers are sore and I am tired. Much lassitude. But it is done!
It was past time, and I finally got a decent weather day, just before another heat wave rolls in. And I have more room in my freezer now!
Annie the rat is not young. She may go next, in a month or two perhaps. She will be buried in a smaller hole next to the big one.
I could not find a better place, anywhere. 
