LJ Idol Season 5 Week 5 - Poor Little Rose Beaten by the Rain

[walkertxkitty]

o/` "And I, I taught myself how to grow
Without any love and there was poison in the rain
I taught myself how to grow
Now I'm crooked on the outside, and the inside's broke" o/`

----- "I Taught Myself How to Grow" performed by Ryan Adams

Comments

Plants

[js_africanus]

Life is tenacious, isn't it? I'm always amazed when I see a plant grow up through an asphalt driveway.

Re: Plants

[walkertxkitty]

This thing really is tenacious. There's no soil in the carpet and minimal moisture because of the air conditioning and yet it somehow managed to grow. I really love the little thing and I'd be crushed if it died, which is why I'll leave it alone. With my luck, I'd kill it with kindness.

[dabhug]

It thrives on neglect.

Some things just do.

Great post. Very vivid.

[walkertxkitty]

Maybe I ought to neglect the others more often. I've fiddled with their soil, transplanted them, Bought special fertilizers and watering systems for them...and they die. This thing I remember to check on only when the altar gets dusty or needs changing out and it's still there.

Thanks for reading, it means a lot to me!

[tsarina]

A plant growing in the carpet! Hee!

Seriously, my cats destroyed my airplane plants over the years. I don't know why they must nom on them, but they must be good.

[walkertxkitty]

I haven't figured it out either. I bought them their own rye and catnip gardens but they wouldn't touch them. Cacti (even the ones with thorns) and succulents they absolutely adore.

[solstice_singer]

Wow! It's quite tenacious!

[walkertxkitty]

Yup, it's a pretty stubborn plant. I can't believe it's still there, living on practically nothing. Thanks for coming by and reading, I appreciate it.

[shadowwolf13]

I love plants in the house, but I like a little more moderation in them. Though I can't keep a one of them alive so I guess its a moot point. When my grandmother lived with me she insisted in very large plants being in my living room and kitchen. I think my biggest problems with it all was that there was no room to sit down and she habitually over watered them and they rotted out my hardwood flooring.

I loved reading about this little jade plant and how it earned it's place on your temple room. :)

[walkertxkitty]

I don't want to be crowded out but I just love the smell and sight of green growing things. One of my favorites, a plant called Swedish ivy, apparently doesn't live out here at all. I never could find one. All our plants (the ones that survive my newly acquired black thumb) have their own coasters so that the water can't get into the flooring.

I looked this morning; it's still there and it's put out another stalk. Whenever things get tough, I just look at the little guy and keep going.

Thanks for reading!