Living Wallpaper – UPDATED

Pianogirl sent this my way, wondering how one would ask a friend to water the plants while on vacation.

But I think it’s kind of pretty, in an eccentric, wonderful way. Very much a “make your own garden/bloom where you are planted” sort of thing. And I’m a sucker for geraniums and begonias.

Speaking of water, Victor Davis Hanson talks about water rights, relates them to Obama’s foreign policy, and makes a lot of sense, you’re want to read him.

Here’s another nice pic from Pianogirl, in Alba, Italy:

UPDATE: Completely off topic, but also nice: Fr. iPadre shows off his new Adoration candle holders, which he designed and made, himself.

Not so nice: Jimmy Carter still hates Israel and is applauding Obama’s dropping of a key clause regarding Jerusalem