I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils,
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay;
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not be gay
In such a jocund company!
I gazed - and gazed - but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought.
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude,
And then my heart with pleasure fills
And dances with the daffodils.
(W. Wordsworth)
Как облако в небесной выси,
Я по земле один блуждал,
И танец золотых нарциссов
В краю озерном увидал.
Под сенью куп, под пенье вод,
Под бриза легкого полет.
Их было бесконечно много,
Как ночью звезд на небесах,
И стала звездною дорогой
Береговая полоса.
А танец, яркий и живой,
Все не кончался предо мной.
И волны танцевали живо,
Мерцала, искрилась вода,
Но блеск цветов, такой игривый,
Сиянье волн затмил тогда.
Я красотой был окружен,
Беспечно в радость погружен.
В часы раздумья и печали,
Когда лежу я, одинок,
Я вижу вновь, как трепетали
Цветы, как реял ветерок.
И сердце, радостью полно,
Танцует с ними заодно.
(перевод Ирины Палий)
Gardening Calendar
January
A time for preparation:
sharpen secateurs,
repair tools, order plants,
double dig food plots,
prepare seed boxes.
February
Clip hedges,
prune orchard fruits,
plant garlic, artichokes and shallots,
make new beds and borders,
take time to enjoy the snowdrops.
March
Spring clean the garden,
sow seeds for summer,
plant early flowering plants,
sow lettuce, rocket radishes,
and early varieties of carrots and peas.
April
Bulbs are flowering,
hoe flower beds to keep the weeds out,
plant strawberries, fertilize roses,
borders, hedges, trees and shrubs.
May
Look out for and deal with pests,
trim hedges, plant and train sweet pea,
plant tubs, troughs and window boxes/
June
It’s summer: deadhead plants and water regularly, harvest peas, asparagus and early potatoes, dig up bulbs and store for autumn planting.
July
Strawberries are ready for picking,
cut and dry herbs, prune and deadhead
roses, feed tomatoes.
August
Take cuttings of shrubs and herbs,
harvest crops as they become ready,
look out for butterflies, sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
September
Plant daffodil bulbs, pick blackberries, evergreen shrubs can be lifted and moved now, start a compost heap from autumn clearing.
October
Pick apples and pears, feed the birds,
clear away old rubbish and leaves and put on compost heap.
November
Harvest leeks and turnips,
remove moss from pathways,
lag outdoor taps and water pipes,
check for hedgehogs hibernating
beneath bonfire heaps.
December
Plant winter hanging baskets,
clean up and organize tool shed,
rake up last of leaves,
cut shoots for indoor decoration.
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