STUMP EVOLUTION

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It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This magnificent piece of stump art evolved from a large Mango tree in my backyard.

Back in October of 2005 I was struck with the inspiration to create this piece.

It just so happened on that very same day I was also struck with hurricane Wilma and her 120 mph winds.

That fateful day my Mango sacrificed itself to Wilma's fury and became the object of some chainsaw art.

After cutting and cutting and more

cutting I finally pooped out.

The stump has been a permanent fixture in my backyard ever since.

I cut her off level so it is also a natural table. The Y has been used to hold different plants over time . This one is a Cardinal Air plant in bloom.

My wife, not to be outdone by my artistic chainsawin' ,added the face to the stump. It can be seen in the first picture. Sort of adds that evil forest look .

Sort of creepy if you ask me but of course she didn't.

Next the figurine went on top holding the light.

Over time the bark has fell off and the weather has changed the stumps appearance.

It now hosts some form of growth like a white shelf. I say this because they are like a half plate emerging from the stump. I am not sure just what they are but can attest they are hard as a rock and make a great shelf to set your coffee cup on .

Anyway, art piece or eyesore the old stump is evolving every day into something else.

Way I see it it makes a good termite rod. Kind of like using the Principal of a lightning rod. Hope is it will draw the termites to it instead of my house.

To update the 2010 Challenge this week has been kinda slow. The temperatures dipping down into the 40's at night has slowed down my seed starts from germinating.

Seeds like both warmth and moisture to germinate. Being outside the cold air has put them on hold for a time.

In the meantime I was able to repot several plants that had been propagated from cuttings back in November of 2009.

This one is a Yellow Shrimp plant that is now big enough to go outside on it's own.

As the weather warms up this plant should really take off.

These Purple Bougainvillea Were also repotted and set out in the sun.

They were made from cuttings from last November also.

Guess this is a good time to just pull weeds this week and wait for the temperatures to get a little more stable.

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