She stood there for a moment and started to walk past him when she turned and looked at him, sitting there in the dirt. She frowned as she peered at him. Ruth kind of wished he would ask her what's wrong, but instead, he was lost in his own world again. She started to move toward the house and stopped, "Mr. Blackwood," she said before turning around, her eyes landing on him again. "Why are ye digging in the dirt anyway?"