Mutant Marigolds and The End of Carpet

Mom fed her marigold plants with some of that Miracle Gro stuff.  Now we have mutant marigolds that are about 2 inches shy of 2feet tall.

one of the residents outside

and there's another

that is our floor after ripping up the thrashed carpet, cleaning the floor, painting it with a "fossil gray" paint, then red splotches, then dark green with gold highlights.  We're already breathing better