Puns of the Navarone by Blue Tulip, Burn Unit
May 26th, 2009 3:03 PMAfter several hours of work, we had it.
See the pictures for the whole story. . .
frame
She found this wonderful antique for under 30 bucks. 
garden
She started it, dug the thing out years ago. Together we picked out the flowers and tended it.
holes
She dug the holes.
stake
He staked out the ground, and tied the ropes, to hold it steady while we prepped the footings
concrete
Two 60# bags of concrete sounded about right, based on earlier experience with a different project. He bought them at the local hardware chain.
mixing
He poured the concrete/water mix back and forth between two buckets to mix it up quickly and thoroughly (this method works fairly well, if exhausting).
footings
Poured the concrete into the holes around the legs
cleanup
Those gray splashes needed to be wiped off of the frame to keep it pretty.
flower bed
The result: a gorgeous flower bed.
flower bed
the flowers in this garden bloom at different times, so it's a constantly changing quilt of color.
flower bed
Seen from our porch. The concrete cured after 24 hours and the ropes have since been removed.
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One point for the pun, and four more for the beauty.
It is definitely not so great a pun, but I took the "word play" portion of the task instructions to heart. While we were propping it up, I heard the words your character never misses a connection and knew I needed to act quickly for documentation.
Hats off to any effort of actual horticulture resulting in such a wonderful pun. +5
This is a nice pun... and well executed.
I just thought how pretty it will look in the winter too, a snow bed.
I spend all my allowance right now, but I'll be back.
As an owner of bedstead trellises, I approve.