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

[brightflashes]

I love this so much! The opening line drew me in immediately and I adore the way it unfolds. It might sound cheesy, but I see this plant as a sort of sign that some things can stand alone and be strong without nurture. It's symbolic of self sufficiency - and in such an unlikely place!

Loved this post! Thanks for sharing it! :)

[walkertxkitty]

That's what I think about when I look at it. I think I would be crushed if one day it actually died.

[abbismom]

The voice of this entry makes it such a fun read...awesome job!!!!

[walkertxkitty]

Thanks!

[monkeysugarmama]

Wonderful!

Plants amaze me. I kill the ones I tend and kill the ones I forget...then one will come along that refuses to turn brown. You have got to admire that kind of tenacity!!

[walkertxkitty]

It's an amazing little plant. Eventually it will probably outgrow that little bowl if it lives long enough. They grow to be about two feet tall and three feet wide. I like them because they don't have prickles.

[plastrickland23]

I have a "monster" jade plant that began as a scrappy thing I once bought at a K-Mart Garden Center. It's a beauty now.
My daughter's 1st grade teacher hd a whole side of her room filled w Jade plants. Must've been a happy spot for them. She moved to Florida too....Hey, you aren't Mrs. Kaye by any chance, are you? Anyway, I enjoyed reading your entry.
P.

[walkertxkitty]

Nope, I'm not Mrs. Kaye!

Jades happen to be one of my favorite plants. I just can't seem to get the cats to leave them alone long enough to grow to such robust sizes. This little guy just might make it.

[scienter]

I really liked this a lot! Gotta love the spirit of a plant that refuses to die!

[walkertxkitty]

Thanks for reading! Yeah, we like the little guy too...which is why I steadfastly refuse to do more than look at him once in a while.