at first blush, i was touched. how nice, i thought, such a spontaneous gesture.
only a day after receiving it, i was entertaining doubts.
the reason i was suspicious of the motivation behind said gift is that, of course, i immediately wanted to take pictures of it. ha.
photographically speaking, this is the plant from hell. it is a demon, existing solely to make mad those who seek to digitally reproduce it's form.
that would be me. and i'm already nuts enough.
i got pissed.
(i don't anger easily. when i do reach saturation point, just stand back. leave the room. hell, leave the country.)
add to that a major dose of polish stubbornness, and you have...
pictures! good ones! took me two damn weeks, so i'm posting almost all of the ones that worked. i'm saving a few for the bad days, when nothing works, and i need a lift. i'm not just speaking photographically, either.
Are we related? You have the same brand of OCD that I do. These pictures are indeed, perfect. I've owned cacti like this before and they always go droopy and die. Good luck. Love that song.
ReplyDeletekass-i'm sure we are! i either work something to the nth degree, or i drop it entirely. and yeah, my cactus is doing the droop dance, despite my diligently following care directions.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are good! They're a difficult subject, eh?
ReplyDeleteokatb-thanks! wish i knew what i did right. and "difficult" barely scrapes the surface, as you well know.
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