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December 17, 2005
yard art
i have a fascination with sculpture and other large objects that are covered with living moss, vines, grass, and other plant life.
so, i have this big back yard, which is largely unused. it's a maintenance nightmare, and i get very little satisfaction out of it.
i did get a pool like christa's, so next summer, i'll have that going on. it'll reduce the amount of grass i'll have to mow, and it'll give me something nice to do with the yard.
i'd like to leave open the possibility that i might have a vegetable garden.
so, i have these two old rocking chairs and the base of a small old table. all three have been out in the elements for so long that they're no longer usable as furniture. i could take 'em to the dump... or...
what if i put them back in the back yard and invited the vines back there to grow on them?
Posted by lisa at December 17, 2005 01:38 PM
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If you threw them into the pool, you'd have some great artificial reefs for the fish. What's that? No fish? What's up with that?!
p.s. I have a non-Xmas gift for you. Hee hee. And I have no idea when I'll have time to bring it by. But soon. Ish. I hope.
Posted by: Phil on December 18, 2005 11:01 PM
Not to be a wet blanket, but when I did that, it turned out to be a real goddamned mess (and I don't say that lightly). Cleanup, when it happened, was way too gross.
Oh, and not as cool as my vision.
Not that I'm the yard art master or anything.
Posted by: Jason! on December 19, 2005 08:56 AM
phil: does this one have big boobies, too?
jason!: details? was the furniture wooden? what happened to it, exactly?
Posted by: lisa on December 19, 2005 09:12 AM
Think of a mass of rotten wood and vines and bugs. Ew.
Posted by: Jason! on December 20, 2005 09:31 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.