Thinking of morning glories always makes me laugh, because one summer my parents planted them around the small lightpost in the front yard. They wanted something that would climb the pole and give it that elegant, organic look.

They grew way too fast, and by the end of the summer the pole was wholly consumed. It was just a towering cone of tangled vines, with creepy tendrils reaching out in all directions. It looked like a monster.

That image kept returning to me as I read this post, the morning glory monster. Amazing how they grow.

GrennJello: There are some things I don’t care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them.

Mocha Dad: Exactly – love IS patient.

Randi: Dave’s always there, just on the fringes and in the shadows. I’ll look for the Pixar link. I think I remember exactly where I read it.

Laurie: Unfortunately, my Victorian is covered in aluminum siding (ugh!) but it is pink and yellow and looks like ice cream.

Jake: We all do, brother. : > ) My children teach me each day, and I’m a far better man than I would have been had they never been born.

Stephen: Thanks Stephen, I appreciate the compliment. I directly relate this to blogging. So much of what we do is so tedious and administrative, but the few of us that make it all the way to the finish line have an awful lot to look forward to.

“The next time you find yourself wrapping morning glories of your own, remember: one day all those afternoons of tedium might finally combine to wipe away everything you don’t care to see.”

That’s an incredibly positive way to look at what otherwise might be tedious tasks. I struggle with this and the perspective you provide here is great. Thanks!

I’ve been back here three times now just to look at those morning glories.