My Life In Brooklyn

Yes, insanely wild this year! As evidence, view these two images.

The image above this text is an arch/trellis we have in the back yard.  What you see here is the top, the plants have somehow managed to extend the height of the arch itself by a couple of feet.  This is really only two – or possibly three – plants.  The second image is that of the “pee tree” in the front yard.  We planted morning glories there in the hope of not only adding some interest to the tree pit, but also as a deterrant for potential tree-climbers and other tree-pit abusers.  The plants have to be 15 feet tall at this point, the photo was shot looking up into the tree.  Both photos by Llewellyn.

I was so angry at the plant theft and sense of violation, as previously mentioned.  I moved nearly all my containers into the back yard, not without struggle because it is not a simple task by any means given the size of the containers.  I will revert to chaining them again next year, which I don’t particularly like doing but that is how it must be for now.

Apart from my anger at the incident itself, I was touched by a number of my neighbors who called or stopped by with some sympathic words and ears.  One of my neighbors presented me with some more seed (same kind of plant) so I will be able to give it a go again next year.  So sometimes when life seems all negative, there are a few glimmers of humanity there as well.  And sometimes you don’t even have to look carefully to see them.