No matter what local weather forecast I looked at (and believe me, they vary widely) it was guaranteed the temperatures were soon dropping lower than what was safe for leaving non-hardy succulents outside, and so I grabbed these succulent dish planters to escort them into the basement. That's when the large echeveria in the lower right hand corner fell out of the soil and into my bent elbow where it collapsed into a very pretty mess of stems and leaves.
Unfortunately (fortunately?) this is the time of plant abundance—some people harvest flowers or vegetables, I harvest plants, bringing them indoors to safety—so I didn't have a great place to put this vase of succulent beauty. It just got shoved in front of the gas fireplace logs that we can't use because of all the plants...![]()
It looks great there, even if it's not getting the spotlight it really deserves.![]()
I would have put it on the mantle, but it's full...![]()
With plants and just a few Halloween decorations, like this vintage paper owl...
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And the black skull. Everyone needs a heavy metal skull this time of year...![]()
Weather Diary, Oct 25: Hi 48, Low 35/ Precip 0
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