Don't laugh, but on and off for the past two years I've been trying to come up with ways to soften what I call the Builder's Yard.
Ideas have come and go, yes, but all in all, what with all the traveling I did last year, whatever I'm doing and everything in between, honestly, it's been no avail.
But now I have this.
So it's not the best- heck, it's artificial and even upcycled from the corner landing on the stairs- but oy, compare this to what the patio looks like with the huge glass table and two ladders, and I say this be an upgrade.
Hey, the patio looks softer now.
I find my eyes being drawn to this vase of plastic lavender blooms that I bought from Turtle when I first moved in here two years ago. At first glance it's not much- this lavender- but color really does make a lot of difference when you're seated here in the mornings doing a phone call you no longer like, and flowers really do make a difference when you turn your head to look at the patio whilst heading into the study, or the bathroom.
It's a bit funny how come I don't have a better picture though.
Actually I do- I just haven't transferred to the computer yet.
Still, it has been refreshing.
I am, after all, useless with soil, and so am not able to get potted plants or potted ferns or potted herbs (even though I considered all of them before).
I don't know how to take care of plants that need caring.
I don't know if I should add fertilizer or anything to a potted basil herb or potted rosemary should I get one.
Even for succulents.
Yes, I had thought of them indoor plants before.
People said they were easy to take care of, no need too much sun, just a little watering will do.
But what exactly is a little watering, and one can't get just a single small pot of succulent, can I?
It looks so lonely and so I must get a few, but then when one gets a few, how does one know which pot to put where and which pot to water and which pot not?
Where do I put them if I happen not to be in town? Can they go without water for a week?
So many questions.
So I didn't get them either.
There might come a day, and a place, where I might be able to get some sort of plants in water.
They seem doable.
But in the meantime I am thankful for this squish bouquet of fast-fading plastic lavender sprigs.
And be glad that they're a blessing to me.