This is Not a Poo Picture
Fun May 27th, 2008I’m paying reparations today for a picture I posted yesterday with a story about poo. I thought I’d try to erase that foul image in your heads with a pretty picture of a planter I assembled a few years ago.
When you care to plant the very best.
Oh, and this is what the same planter looks like this year after completely ignoring it and using it as a garbage can. Hey, I never said I had a green thumb. And you all know how lazy I am. Is it any surprise it looks like this?
When you just don’t care anymore.
And just when I thought I might be OK with my laziness, I find this post by my friend Jeff from View From the Cloud. He wanted to replace a swinging bench out in his backyard.
So he built one just by looking at a picture of one he liked. I hang my big, fat lazy head in shame.
Why, Jeff? Why must you torment me?
Stumble it!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
mmmm I tried that and ended up with a pot of dirt and dry leaves..I guess I don’t have a green thumb..:))
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May 27th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I was about to write “Lovely Colours !” until I scrolled down. I’m going to go back look at the poo !
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May 27th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
How did you know?! That’s exactly what I was thinking when I first dreamed up this project… “hmmm, how can I make Kathy feel like she’s lazy?”
Of course this project took a full weekend of hard work on my part, but it was worth it to get a mention over here 😉
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May 27th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Green thumbs are over rated. What you really need is a gardener. Or regular trips to the local nursery to by potted plants. You might try changing to cactus displays. They’re a lot harder to kill. And some of them do flower.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Oh. That’s nice. I’ll get rid of that stuff for you for the low, low price of $20. I’m willing to haggle.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Oh what a mess ha ha! A really good way of not having dead plants is – don’t plant any ;O)
Did you get my email, or is it in your spam again?
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May 27th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
i would so totally take care of plants. 🙂
May 27th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Well, at least there isn’t poo in the planter. Or is there? Better take a closer look . . .
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May 27th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
I see many students are still having trouble looking for a summer job !
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May 27th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
robert bourne — You’re not alone. I really only planted flowers two or three years. And it’s always a big deal because I rarely do it. “Everyone! Gather around! Kathy planted flowers!”
Jaffer — I know. What’s worse? The Dead Pot or the Poo?
Jeff — I’m so utterly in awe of you that you built that. Can you come over and fill my pots with flowers now?
Lee — See, but I’m too lazy to even do that. So, yeah. I should pay someone to do it. Lazy people pay well, too.
Regan — Always trying to empty my wallet, eh? I gotta watch out with you!
Babs (beetle) — I don’t even understand what grew out of that mess. It’s like it’s trying to kill me for treating it so badly. Yes, I got your amazing email. I think it needs to go up in the blog!
brooke — Come on over! It sure needs your help!
JD at I Do Things — It wouldn’t surprise me at all if some critter came by and used it as a litter box. And don’t think I’m going to empty it any time soon. I have all summer!
Jaffer — I’m thinking they remember how well I pay for kids to shovel my driveway.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
move over so my big fat lazy ass can sit next to your big fat lazy head…lol
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May 27th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Don’t feel too bad. I have a planter that was filled with herbs and now this year the same pots remain but just remnants of dead plants are there. Reminding me to plant something in here.
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May 27th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Please do. It will somehow keep it alive. I killed it you know. With a tear in my eye, I threw it in the bin, where it died a sad and lonely death! ;O)
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May 27th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
LOL at the bottle thrown in there! C’mon! lol
But yes, those lovely flowers make up for the poo photo, sheesh.
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May 27th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
No Kathy, Jeff didn’t do it to make you look lazy… he did it to make every frickin’ husband look lazy.
And all us wives pissed at the guys we married.
😉
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May 28th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Awww… that’s such a sad before and after. lol
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May 28th, 2008 at 2:51 am
BWAHAHAHAHA! Reminds me of a blog of mine that I did back in March, called ‘Houseplants and survival, or not … ‘
I saw Jeff’s bench! It’s incredible, and I’m hanging my lazy head in shame, too.
No wonder I like your blog so much. We’re kindred spirits!
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May 28th, 2008 at 4:52 am
Lori — Have a seat. We lazies have to stick together!
Curtis — That makes me feel better, coming from a professional. You have a great blog. I wonder if you have any suggestions to keep deer away from my sister-in-law’s tomato plants. I’ll have to poke around in case you have tips for that.
Babs (beetle) — Oh no! Poor little guy! At least we have the pictures.
DrowseyMonkey — And you would think I’d clean it out after taking the picture. Nope. Gonna stay like that until I get the energy to move the bottle 10 feet to the recycle bin. Yeah, flowers trump poop.
Maureen — Funny! I’m still in shock that he did that from a picture. It seems impossible to me, but he pulled it off. Amazing!
Corrina — The “after” picture might get a lot worse. Depends how far my laziness will take it. Those weeds might grow a lot larger in the time it takes me to clean it out.
Jay — I’m glad I have cats. I don’t have houseplants because I don’t know which ones are bad for them. It’s just as well. They’d all die anyway.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Haha, that is hilarious! Nice bin, errr… plant. 😀
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May 28th, 2008 at 6:03 am
Wait. How’d the water bottle get there?
May 28th, 2008 at 7:04 am
The “after” picture of the planter has done what few things can….render me speechless!
May 28th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Haha, this reminds me too much of my own plants I decided to take into my home years ago. 😀
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May 28th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Thanks for sparing us the poo pictured. So relieved. 🙂
Over to check out Jeff now.
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May 28th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Hey, don’t beat yourself up! Your porch looks well swept!
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May 28th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
How the hell do you ‘assemble’ a planter….it is pot for god’s sake!
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May 28th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Katie — Go head. Call it a bin. Call it a trash can. Call it whatever you want. I deserve it.
Regan — I couldn’t possibly remember. It’s been there at least two summers.
BabaBooey — I’ve done my job! I’m always shooting for either jaw-dropping or speechless, both if I can get ’em.
Ana — As weeds go, they sure do flourish, don’t they?
Jonny’s Mommy (Lisa) — Jeff’s bench is much prettier than yesterday’s poo. Anything to get the image out of your head!
WillThink4Wine — Now there’s looking at the bright side. Ah, you’re so thoughtful.
Bruce — Well, um. I assembled the plants in the soil in the planter. Does that qualify as assembling?
May 28th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Better to have planted flowers that died than to have never planted flowers at all………
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May 28th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I preferred the poo picture because at least there is some intrigue with that.
These plant pictures start out optimistic but then go on to just promote plant murder and littering/trashing of your flower gardens.
Sorry, I sound like a hater and I’m not. I just love flowers and feel a loss when they are senselessly murdered in their prime.
May 28th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
KFJ — Ever the optimist!
Augusto — I’m sorry I murdered my plants. Please forgive me. I shall do better next season (and maybe even this one). I’ll dedicate all my beautiful pots to you!
May 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Thanks for the non-poo pictures! All plants have their time – thats all I can say.
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May 28th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Poor flowers. But, I can’t judge. I did the same thing with some tulips a couple of months ago.
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May 28th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Can you say ANNUALS?
That means you have to plant new ones every year!
I know you can do it!
And maybe in less than a weekend!
May 28th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Kathy:
As always, you area my favorite. No matter what the subject, you never fail to amuse me. Maybe you weren’t born to be a plant person. I suspect a hefty compost pile is more your speed. LOL
Take care funny lady.
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May 29th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Jesse — I just thought of something. Maybe I should plant artificial flowers. Some of them look amazingly realistic. Then I only have to plant once and forget it!
Stephanie — Oh, good. We flower murderers have to stick together. BTW, tulips are my all-time favorite flower. Especially pinks.
FerdC — I probably pass five places every day where I can buy my annuals. But then I stop and think “Oh, yeah. I’m lazy.” See, I’d also need tons of soil because if I’m going to do up one pot, I have to do four and four feels like too much, so none get done. See how my brain works?
Swubird — You are so right. Composting is probably right up my alley. I’m already doing such a good job throwing trash in my yard. Have a great day!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:25 am
That’s why the plants at my house? All plastic, all the time.
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May 29th, 2008 at 9:06 am
My ears are ringing over here. First I made Maureen pissed at her husband, then made Jay feel shameful, and now Jonny’s mom is checkin me out!
Sweet! You know how much I crave attention.
Can you mention me again tomorrow?
May 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Hey Jeff, my dad will be checking you out too. We western Indians just love swing benches and have atleast one in every home in India.
(Don’t expect him to comment though)
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May 29th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Sue — That’s the ticket. All you have to do is dust!
Jeff — How ’bout I send everyone over to your blog on days I can’t get a post up? You can be my pinch hitter when I’m lazy.
Jaffer — Sounds like your Dad could be the real test for Jeff’s building skillz. Send him over!
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:07 pm
sure me and regan will come over she will cme clean it out for 20$ and i will plant new plants and make them look pretty for the same price
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:57 pm
brooke — Hmmm, I’m tempted. The dead pot is still dead as ever!
June 5th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
ok well oh well