Pruning and Samwise

I was pruning bushes today. Today being one of my weekend days that isn't really a weekend.

While I was attacking the shrubbery with assorted shears, pruners, and clippers, I recalled a scene from the first Lord of the Rings movie. In the scene, Gandalf hoists Samwise Gamgee through an open window and accuses Sam of eavesdropping. Sam insists he was simply attending to his gardening duties - even though his eavesdropping takes place in the middle of the night.

I can't get that scene out of my head. So, now that dusk has fallen and I find myself alone in the house for the evening. I guess I'm going to have to drop the DVD in the entertainment system, crank up the surround sound, and lose myself in the goings on in the Shire.