grotto

So I've been on a bit of a garden kick lately. Not a surprise, really, since I've needed some just plain fun, happy things in m y life recently, and I enjoy gardens, and gardening, and so does most of my family, so there ya go. I have gotten some new plants (all in pots, of course, what with me living in an apartment and all) and I got a little fountain kit, and I've cleaned and arranged, and puttered, and, well...

I want to get a small cabinet of some sort to put all the unsightly garden implements into that can double as a table-and-or-plant stand so that the apartment people don't get on my case about having storage out there which is a big no-no. I understand the idea behind the rule, they don't want ugly plastic storage bins out on everyone's deck, but you know. Spirit of the law, not letter, right? If I can find something nice looking, maybe wicker or bamboo...




Also, I think I've mentioned that we have been adopted by a cat? my sweetie named her Margaret. I think she likes this chair because it's closer to the bird feeder.

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Today I put together a bamboo zen water garden fountain thingie. It's oddly comforting. I was aided in this enterprise by the neighborhood cat that has adopted us. My S.O. has decided that the cat's name is Margaret, so there ya go. Margaret and I put this fountain together and fussed a little and arranged it with some ferns and my geranium and suchlike, and it makes a nice birdbathy addition to our cement slab. I mean porch. I mean deck. Oh I don't know whatever the heck that thing is. It's a 4'x8' slab of concrete that has no railings or anything to seperate us from the landscaping, and gets not nearly enough sun.

It does get enough for our tomatoes to be going a little crazy. I shall have to get cages or stakes or something soon.

I will get photos soon, but it got too dark to take any good ones today. I promise I will start taking pictures soon!