Post by purezen on Jan 30, 2009 14:42:27 GMT -5
”Oh?”
He had looked at the seed as he reached out to place it in his own left hand before closing it gently and putting a gentle smile on his face. It wasn’t one that was just modesty or embarrassment, but curiosity as he spoke.
”Have you planted anything before this way, Chihaya?”
He had seen the way she eyed the tools as if they were familiar, but yet, they were not. It wasn’t anything surprising to him. For some reason, most people of this time had seen gardening methods of old as nothing more than an ancient method long forgotten. If anything, Xenneth could never forget what he learned all those years ago. Honestly, they were the only things he could hold on to and remember the world’s true beauty beyond all the advancements that were covering the ways of old little by little.
He had reached taking a few tools out which was the strange rake and the shovel look-a-like, and not long before, he had reached to the side compartment to take out a pair of packed gloves pressed there that seemed to have a thin white fabric that matched that of his gardening robes, and outfit if anything.
”Don‘t worry. It‘s not a surprise. I think I‘m one of few people who plants anything, or even plants using this method a matter of fact. The tools for doing this are so expensive, but these old tools take maybe a little more time, but if anything, it‘s well worth it to plant a seed by hand and not having some sort of machine burrow and drop it in from the ground.” he had said as he reached for the rake like tool, ”…I believe it‘s a little more….tender.”
He had taken the rake like tool as he started to rake along the top of the surface of the soil as he sat on his knees. He reached over letting his other palm press into the ground while the other hand used the tool to claw at the soil making it very loose and broken with each slash at the surface until the soil was loose and moist.
”See? I just take my cultivator…” he had begun to say as he clawed at the ground a few more times before stopping and placing the tool aside. ”…and now after using it to break up the ground, I get my towel and scoop out the dirt.” he had spoke getting the shovel like item and then scooping the broken dirty from the hole he had plotted and removed each scoop of soil. Not long before that, he had a small hole meant for the seed that didn’t seem too big. He had proved so by sticking his finger into the hole as he lowered his body to the ground hunching his hind into the air to see eye leveled.
”Ah! It‘s deep enough!”
Saying that, he had taken his gloved left hand that had sat the seed down as he reached and placed the seed into the hole. He smiled as he had reached to his side once more getting a strange item that was similar to a shovel, but it was flat and the handle was curved. It’s edges were also sharp and straight forward.
”Now I use my small gardening hoe and to place it back on top.” he had taken several rakes of the dirt and in no time, the seed was covered. He had reached his own hand out and patted the dirt gently as he had smiled and lifted his head to see Chihaya.
”Easy, huh?” He had said with a smile.
He had reached his hand out placing his tools back into the box, and then tucking away the gloves after removing them from his hands. He had packed them back into the box after tucking away his tools and then closed it shut. He stood up as he gazed towards the small hole that was covered once again.
”Now, we‘ll water it.” he had said with a smile while reaching for Chihaya’s hand and taking a few steps in front of her leading her away from the planted area.
”The sprinklers come on over here, so let‘s try to be careful this time.” he had advised with a small friendly chuckle to follow.
[/size]He had looked at the seed as he reached out to place it in his own left hand before closing it gently and putting a gentle smile on his face. It wasn’t one that was just modesty or embarrassment, but curiosity as he spoke.
”Have you planted anything before this way, Chihaya?”
He had seen the way she eyed the tools as if they were familiar, but yet, they were not. It wasn’t anything surprising to him. For some reason, most people of this time had seen gardening methods of old as nothing more than an ancient method long forgotten. If anything, Xenneth could never forget what he learned all those years ago. Honestly, they were the only things he could hold on to and remember the world’s true beauty beyond all the advancements that were covering the ways of old little by little.
He had reached taking a few tools out which was the strange rake and the shovel look-a-like, and not long before, he had reached to the side compartment to take out a pair of packed gloves pressed there that seemed to have a thin white fabric that matched that of his gardening robes, and outfit if anything.
”Don‘t worry. It‘s not a surprise. I think I‘m one of few people who plants anything, or even plants using this method a matter of fact. The tools for doing this are so expensive, but these old tools take maybe a little more time, but if anything, it‘s well worth it to plant a seed by hand and not having some sort of machine burrow and drop it in from the ground.” he had said as he reached for the rake like tool, ”…I believe it‘s a little more….tender.”
He had taken the rake like tool as he started to rake along the top of the surface of the soil as he sat on his knees. He reached over letting his other palm press into the ground while the other hand used the tool to claw at the soil making it very loose and broken with each slash at the surface until the soil was loose and moist.
”See? I just take my cultivator…” he had begun to say as he clawed at the ground a few more times before stopping and placing the tool aside. ”…and now after using it to break up the ground, I get my towel and scoop out the dirt.” he had spoke getting the shovel like item and then scooping the broken dirty from the hole he had plotted and removed each scoop of soil. Not long before that, he had a small hole meant for the seed that didn’t seem too big. He had proved so by sticking his finger into the hole as he lowered his body to the ground hunching his hind into the air to see eye leveled.
”Ah! It‘s deep enough!”
Saying that, he had taken his gloved left hand that had sat the seed down as he reached and placed the seed into the hole. He smiled as he had reached to his side once more getting a strange item that was similar to a shovel, but it was flat and the handle was curved. It’s edges were also sharp and straight forward.
”Now I use my small gardening hoe and to place it back on top.” he had taken several rakes of the dirt and in no time, the seed was covered. He had reached his own hand out and patted the dirt gently as he had smiled and lifted his head to see Chihaya.
”Easy, huh?” He had said with a smile.
He had reached his hand out placing his tools back into the box, and then tucking away the gloves after removing them from his hands. He had packed them back into the box after tucking away his tools and then closed it shut. He stood up as he gazed towards the small hole that was covered once again.
”Now, we‘ll water it.” he had said with a smile while reaching for Chihaya’s hand and taking a few steps in front of her leading her away from the planted area.
”The sprinklers come on over here, so let‘s try to be careful this time.” he had advised with a small friendly chuckle to follow.