the keeper has green thumbs!

. . . she also has a sore thumb, dead nails and thick calluses!

. . .when she's around heaven, she takes a leisurely stroll around the two hundred forty square meters of cramped space. . .

she stops to talk to the plants and trees who surprisingly respond with abundant fruits and flowers which somehow offset the offending odors of our pee&poo and distract the sight away from heaven's leaky roofs, rusty grills and stale paint!

the keeper also brings strange plants with strange smells which alerts the houndsinheaven who have very sensitive sense of smell. so before any 'whatsitsname' gets enthroned in heaven's pots, it must first be marked by the seal of our pee. and mind you, not just one, but all of the houndsinheaven!

ok, who peed on my tomato plant?
the keeper wailed while we feign sleep.

one fine morning, the keeper shrieked
and the houndsinheaven barked in alarm.
however, the keeper just laughed foolishly:

ok, cool it guys! i'm just happy because my orchids are in bloom!

oh. well . . .

look guys, chicky is having fruits!

sure. k.
chicky is our chico tree.

btw, chicos are small, round fruits that tastes like sugar wrapped in brown, icky skins. but for the stubborn diabetic-prone keeper, chicos are like 'fruits of the gods'. the keeper has to compete with birds who always swoops down on the chicos even before they ripen . . .


look! we're having our first avocado fruits!



the keeper pranced with joy!

for keeper,
the avocados are also like
food for the gods

keeper lits her incense
and thanked the gods.
the houndsinheaven look at her
in complete boredom.
chicos and avocados don't appeal
to any of the houndsinheaven
so it's not a big deal.

i wish the keeper will plant edibles
like chewy bones, ice cream & cookies
maybe then, we can rejoice with her.


after a day of bonding with nature
the keeper, all tanned and smelly,
now turns to me solemnly:

sweepy, remember the rules in planting:

1. Don't plant anything illegal, and -
(hold your drool!)

2. Don't plant bad feelings
best said in her native tongue:
"huwag magtanim ng sama ng loob"

actually, the keeper said that for amusement.
but i am not amused.
so i'm off to drool b4 i snooze. hoo-ha.