loam

Small asides like these root this character-driven mystery in a spiritual loam, a reflection of Inglesby’s narrative contemplation of day-to-day living as an exercise in faith.

Monday morning, workers will begin placing soil — sandy loam mixed with lightweight volcanic aggregate — on the wildlife overpass.

The result, if we want to get really geeky, is a mix of clay, pure sand and sandy loam.

It’s a sandy loam mixed with lightweight volcanic aggregate to provide the volume and moisture needed to support plant life while reducing the weight on the structure and allowing for easy drainage.

That’s because, contrary to the shibboleth, the good isn’t the enemy of the great—it’s the loam of the great.