It’s the freakin’ desert, after all. Okay, Death Valley’s worse, but even just a couple miles from civilization it can get brutal out here. Hot. Dry. Unrelenting. You have to be tough to survive in the wild under these circumstances, and tough often is the same as “something only a mother could love.”
Most of the yard, front, back, and sides is either “desert landscaping” (i.e., colorful gravel) or artificial turf. Along the edges, all over, are these scraggly-ass looking things. I really need to find the yard trimmer at the front of the PODS unit and clean them up, that is, chop them to bits and dispose of them.
But there’s this one by the front sidewalk, right next to where I found my new little lizard friend:
What are these pretty, pink flowers at the base? At first I though it was a piece of plastic wrap or trash that had gotten caught there, but they’re definitely flower petals.
Maybe?
Upon closer examination, those flowers have a woof and a weave to them. They’re frayed on the edges. They’re fake.
So that leads to the next mystery – who put them there? It certainly doesn’t look random or accidental.
Does our quiet little suburban neighborhood have a secret weed decorator?
Was it the lizard?
We Love The Stars Too Fondly 