Sunday, April 06, 2008

On gravedigging

It took my father and I longer than we thought to dig a grave for our poor pet cat. The spot we picked was such that we had to go through a layer of tough fibrous roots from the nearby palm. Then we hit a layer of stones--apparently gravel leftover from the construction of our house--which was what mainly slowed us down. Finally we came upon a layer of dark compact but softer earth. Despite the grim purpose of our task I just thought it was interesting to see the composition of the ground in that area of our lot.

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