“How did you know, about the graves?” “Periwinkle.” He pointed. “Planted on graves to suppress weeds. My dad taught me to read the land. He also encouraged me to play wherever I saw vinca growing, since it doesn’t provide enough cover for snakes. Come to think of it, I spent most of my childhood playing on graves. Which makes it totally impressive that I didn’t end up as a serial killer.”
I learned this fact during one of the historical walks I took on the land behind our house.
