Winter gray. Lots of dead leaves, dirt and dust and junk that I have no idea where it comes from all the way up here on the third floor. Bird droppings and sunflower seed shells from the bird feeder. This is the state of the balcony on a gray February day. I need to get a broom out there, but I've actually had the balcony door mostly sealed off during these cold days, trying to keep it warmer inside. If it would snow, I'd get out there and just sweep off the dirt and dead leaves along with the snow onto the ground. I never sweep leaves and dirt off, but into a dustpan and then put it in the garbage. If I just swept if off, the neighbor below would have a balcony full of 'my' dirt and leaves. Believe it or not, I do sweep the balcony off at least once a month - this stuff is from the last 4 weeks or so since I've only been out there a couple times. Where does it come from???? The neighbors above us have enclosed balconies, so it doesn't come from them.
Here is my planter that held the ginger last summer. Now it has daffodils in it. As you can see, they are already coming up.
This is a view from our balcony out into the 'yard.' See all that nice green grass? Yes, it has been cold, but rarely below 32 degrees F. The temp just hangs around the lower 30's up into the mid-40's most days. It is the lack of heat inside that makes it so cold, not a very cold temp outside. I don't know whose clothes those are, but they are going to smell very smokey. The neighbor in one of the private yards across from us just lit a fire to burn a bunch of dead branches and leaves. You can kind of see the smoke in the photo - it makes the cars and that area 'grayer' than it really is. Guess I won't be hanging out the clothes I just finished washing! I'm glad I have an indoor drying rack, although it takes up a lot of room when I set it up.
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And finally, two photos of most of my indoor plants (I chose not to take a photo of the ones around the fish pond because that's where the clothes rack is at, with clothes on it now :) )
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Winter gray. Lots of dead leaves, dirt and dust and junk that I have no idea where it comes from all the way up here on the third floor. Bird droppings and sunflower seed shells from the bird feeder. This is the state of the balcony on a gray February day. I need to get a broom out there, but I've actually had the balcony door mostly sealed off during these cold days, trying to keep it warmer inside. If it would snow, I'd get out there and just sweep off the dirt and dead leaves along with the snow onto the ground. I never sweep leaves and dirt off, but into a dustpan and then put it in the garbage. If I just swept if off, the neighbor below would have a balcony full of 'my' dirt and leaves. Believe it or not, I do sweep the balcony off at least once a month - this stuff is from the last 4 weeks or so since I've only been out there a couple times. Where does it come from???? The neighbors above us have enclosed balconies, so it doesn't come from them.
Here is my planter that held the ginger last summer. Now it has daffodils in it. As you can see, they are already coming up.
This is a view from our balcony out into the 'yard.' See all that nice green grass? Yes, it has been cold, but rarely below 32 degrees F. The temp just hangs around the lower 30's up into the mid-40's most days. It is the lack of heat inside that makes it so cold, not a very cold temp outside. I don't know whose clothes those are, but they are going to smell very smokey. The neighbor in one of the private yards across from us just lit a fire to burn a bunch of dead branches and leaves. You can kind of see the smoke in the photo - it makes the cars and that area 'grayer' than it really is. Guess I won't be hanging out the clothes I just finished washing! I'm glad I have an indoor drying rack, although it takes up a lot of room when I set it up..JPG)
And finally, two photos of most of my indoor plants (I chose not to take a photo of the ones around the fish pond because that's where the clothes rack is at, with clothes on it now :) ).JPG)
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