Wednesday, March 18, 2009

what do you think about this?


here's a closer look:
the only way that i can reconcile this particular (non)design is to see it as a skinny-tall/short-squat mother/father archetype.
and while i'm all for nature and natural shapes, these trees are obviously groomed so you can't make that argument.

yet i hesitate to advocate for symmetry. no matter how many times OCD tells me symmetry is the way to go, i always end up feeling so vapid and unfulfilled.

i don't know.
i just don't know.



ps- if i were ikea, i would enclose a pattern for a seat cover in the package with my seat cushion.
does anyone know if such a thing exists? otherwise it's newspaper and eyeballing for me.

6 comments:

Scott said...

I've written papers there. I like it. Almost a hidden treasure, except it's not hidden More like a conspicuous treasure.

Unknown said...

Where is that?

the anna said...

the u.
but what about the trees?

Scott said...

Maybe the tree on the right is sick? They should feed it better?

al said...

oh i really like that. same type of tree right?
i kind of want to think that the people who pruned them were in a fight... and didn't talk about their plan in advance. i don't know.
it's all i've got.
asymmetry is absolutely appropriate in landscaping. but that looks like nothing else but a simple mistake.

the anna said...

i'm so happy, al, that we still think alike in all things.
:)