on the deck

and odd grouping, but this is what I took a few pictures of yesterday. My young tomato plants-

with one little rue tucked among them- to have the coldframe shelter at night

and the geraniums. I'm starting to think of just keeping the four scions- which have recently moved up to a new larger pot-

and selling the older one. It just doesn't look - as lush and healthy.

Yes, it's got the tree shape but I'm starting to find it disturbing how straight upright the branches always grow after a trim- its pattern looks too much like trees that have been severely topped- and no matter how often I prop the branches apart with something, they always go straight up again, which I don't care for . . . And I find I'm always looking admiringly at the nice foliage of the younger one instead . . .