Wayside Soil

“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it." - Mark 4:3–4

"And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts." - Jesus' explanation in Mark 4:15

Wayside soil is the packed soil of the path where the seed will not enter into the soil and is fair game for the birds to eat. (Picture from spring in Jerusalem)