Day 43: Houseplants for Dummies

It's a new month of blogging! I'm looking over all the photos and poems that I did for May, and for the most part I'm pretty happy with most of them. I think both the pictures and the poems improved greatly from the time I started the project in April to now. There have been a few missteps, sure - I regret not taking Day 22 very seriously, and some of the more recent photos have felt a bit uninspired to me. But I guess that's bound to happen during a project of this magnitude. And it gives me the motivation to try and make other photos the best that I can.

The poems, on the other hand, have gotten trickier to write, but also more rewarding. I made a conscious decision to start writing not necessarily to the person that's influenced me, but instead writing about them and the idea of them. It's allowed a little more creativity on my part and has made the poems more enjoyable to write, even though it means they're more abstract and harder to discern sometimes. I'll switch this up occasionally, but for now it's given me the creative inspiration that I needed to start writing better poems.

My friend Matt volunteers at the South Lee County Library, so I drove him there today and then checked the place out for myself since I had never been. It's a pretty nice library, especially the young adult and DVD sections. But I have to say the greatest section is without a doubt the few shelves they have on houseplants. Who knew there was so much literature on the subject? I feel like I should go out and buy some bromeliads just so I have an excuse to rent "37 Houseplants EVEN YOU Can't Kill"... and prove it wrong.

Don't step into the tall grass,
Something there lies hidden.
Don't tread over the high pass,
An illusion of sanctuary

Song: "Ask Me Now" by Blindside. Alternative rock. Their Swedish background gives them a unique and intriguing sound. This was my favorite band back in the day. Listening to their music now brings back so many memories. They haven't released a full length CD in almost 5 years... they really need to get on that.