PLANTS!!

I was trying to decide how to start this little expedition of mine and here is what I came up with (by "I came up with", I mean a friend suggested).

I am no pro Gardner but have been doing most of my life. My family used to have a huge garden, it was our main source of food.

My grandmother was always outside in one of her many gardens, my Father loves being outdoors and I would garden with him, and my Mother enjoyed a nice, clean, flower bed so I would weed the gardens with her. Sooo, yes, gardening is something I am quite good at, and very much enjoy doing. I couldn't tell you the name of the plant I am raising (unless it was for food), but I can make it live and grow, so I would call that success. :)

This Year however my vegetable garden was a bit of a failure as I was working so much I didn't get around to planting my garden until a good month into the growing season. I knew deep down that my tomatoes and peppers wouldn't make it (they need a proper amount of growth), but I still tried. This is my tomato about one week before the first frost...

No worries though, what I lack in vegetables this winter and make up for in window plants...

I know, I know, there are many more plants out there, and this isn't that many comparatively. But. This is my very nice little collection and it brings me a lot of joy. I don't need any more then this, and I literally can't fit any more as of now.

Plants are a fun, pretty, low maintenance hobby that if you are not already participating in a little bit I would strongly suggest you do. It is lots of fun and is a really good way to clear your mind and relax. Plants just have a way at making any room a little more happy.

Most of my plants started out as little babies and I purchased them for about three dollars each, saving them from their slow, painful, clearance section death. Honestly there is something about taking car of a little plant buddy that is just really fulfilling. It is, in a little, tiny bit of a way, similar to the way a (good) parent would care for their child, and watch them grow up. I know it definitely isn't even close to having a child, but same concept, the plant depends on you, and the love and work you put into it shows as it thrives.

So yeah, that is how I feel about my plants. All of mine are all very well behaved and always mind their manners, I am proud of all of them. The first succulent I ever got has six children now, one of its children has two children. So I have three generations of one succulent plant. It is pretty nifty not going to lie.

I really love my plants, and I think everyone should have at least one special plant in their life.

Not only do plants look super snazzy, but they also were created in such a nifty way. All the little pieces and parts of each cell, and the way the uses roots and water and the sunshine is just kinda epic. Plants are almost always a good metaphor for something.

Plants just have a happy vibe, and will bring you joy every day, so consider saving a clearance section plant at your local shopping center next time you have three extra dollars to spend.

I get way to excited about plants, so I hope this was an enjoyable rant.

This has been my something for today. :)