Earth sieving

An unusual hobby
Dark Chickens found this hobby in 1984 after the construction of a pond had left a huge pile of soil (or spoil as we sievers like to call it).

If you are new to Earth Sieving, let me explain. It's like panning for gold, but there is no gold. Only rocks.

One thing led to another and before he knew it, DC had sieved his way through 2 tonnes of soil and divided the spoil into lovely fresh top soil and a big pile of stones. It was at that point that he discovered his second favourite hobby, burying stones under his parents neighbours lawn.

He would creep out in the middle of the night adorned in a stealth like camouflaged outfit of black trousers, black rollneck, black gloves and a dark navy blue balaclava which looked black in poor light.

He would set about digging fresh holes and exchanging the sievable soil with a bucket of stones. He was careful, mind you, and always ensured the turf was correctly and professionally re-laid. After some time he'd buried all of those stones under his parents neighbours lawn and was left with just top soil. It was at that point that his hobby ended.

Dark tried for a while to sieve the top soil with a finer sieve, but it never gave the same buzz.

Despite his loss he soon discovered a new hobby which for legal reasons I cannot reveal but can communicate to you through a telepathic medium.

(I'm thinking about wigs. Is that it? - Editor)