better days ahead . . .

it is intriguing that this slightly neglected plant (myrtus communis) might one day be allowed to express the exuberance of its lineage . . .


that, with a little benign neglect, it might one day look like


this . . . a true myrtle, a roman myrtle . . . so I have some hope for this almost orphan who may weather my "too busy elsewhere" neglect to achieve some potential of expression . . .