Sweet Disarray

eah. So. Hello there Thursday. How quickly you crept up on me. Sorry about that, dear Monday. There, there. Life goes on.

So, right. It's been a couple weeks, and I'm sure as we've been moving into our new lovely little house, the world has come to a standstill in the wake of my absence.

Seriously, though, it's so nice to have my internet back and I've very much missed perusing the world wide web for bits of inspiration. It just makes my day brighter, knowing that there is such loveliness out there. And that maybe I could have a little piece of it.

And speaking of little pieces, these photos of petite gardens in potholes make my heart go all a-flutter. You see, I live in an actual house now with an actual yard that gets actual direct sunlight, all of which means, of course, that I must have a garden now. (I must. It's really not an option.) But the problem is that I have a tendency to kill plants. It's a big problem for an aspring gardener, I admit, but I blame it on the fact that I've only ever had indoor plants, which are, well, irritatingly fussy and needy and I've got enough of that in my life from my actual children so sue me if my indoor plants get a bit shafted. But outdoor plants! They're not like that, right? I mean, I know you have to tend to them and such, but sunlight and dirt and water and then poof! Garden! Right? Plus outdoor plants are actually pretty and maybe even useful (tomato and herb garden, I want thee!). But again, since I of black thumbness have a bad track record, I need to keep my garden small and manageable.

Pete Dungey Pothole Gardens via Oh Joy!

Small? Manageable? Prettyprettypretty?

There aren't a lot of potholes out here in Suburbia (surprise, surprise), but this gives me ideas for transforming little bits of our outdoor space and adding bursts of color and beauty even though I can't re-do the whole garden. I meant to take a little plot of space in the side yard to make a small vegetable garden, but maybe I'll also put my mark on some other parts of the yard.