Porch Produce

When I was little, my mother converted a giant tire filled with sand that had worn out its welcome as a sandbox into a circular garden in San Antonio. The only thing I actually remember being grown there was banana peppers, but I'm sure I'm missing something. There were probably tomatoes and other varieties of vegetation. It was fun.

Well, folks, we don't have a tire. We don't have any dirt. Heck, we don't even have a yard!

But we do have a porch, some pots, and I did invest in a bit o' soil.

Aaaaannnddddd.....

Voila!
It started with just one little Tomato plant, but he seemed lonely. So, we added.

This is Cilantro (left) and Sweet Bell Pepper (right).

And, imagine my surprise when I was watering the other day, and actually noticed this little guy just hanging around. I guess I underestimated my ability to actually grow plants that produced something!Stuffed peppers, anyone!?

While the Husband is Away....

...the wife will play.

And buy produce.

Admittedly the rhyme needs work. However, while Kevin was in Gettysburg last week (I guess the prompt posting needs some work, too), I set to work. Along with our newly-acquired piano (which has already given me hours of enjoyment), I've decided to take up painting. For my first project, I tried a paint-by-gray-scale (instead of paint-by-number). It wasn't super impressive, so it will probably eventually go to meet its maker in a landfill of some sort (shh! Don't tell Al Gore--who will incidentally be at UT next week for an honorary degree...).

What I did learn, though, is that I'm pretty good at the abstract. Forget still life; abstract is where it's at! So, after several laborious hours that produced a thoroughly disappointing attempt at a masterpiece (the packaging lied!), I set my mind free and this is what I came up with:

(the one on the top)
You like? I do, too. :)

Then, I proceeded to my second attempt at abstract, which I like, but I'm not crazy about. It does make a nice, whimsical entry-way piece (complete with monogrammed letters spray painted by yours truly).

Last, I took my liking for the colors black and khaki, my talent of spray painting, and combined them on a third, larger canvas and came up with this:
And speaking of dreaming, I've got some to do pretty soon! :)

G'night!

P.S. If you're wondering where the produce of my rhyme is, I'll get around to it eventually. The pictures aren't loading properly and I don't have the patience to wait for them to.