Your own lemons - wow. When I say your spirit, given what happened around your house with the fires and ash and people who go past your house have to be cheered up by your flowers and decorations. I scored a good sized dellphinium and pink monarda this morning for 4.99 each. Both look pretty good.
Yes, there is a lot of depression around here in California - gas prices, high taxes and more so I do anything I can to cheer up the area. I get a ton of compliments on my seasonal yard decor, lights, blow-ups, etc. - each and every day someone tells me how much the decor cheers them up and how much they appreciate it - little kids, elderly, people who barely speak English, dog walkers and more.
A mother four blocks over told me her kids demand that she drive past my house every day to see my Snoopy flags and if I’ve put up anything new - another neighbor told me he makes his wife walk past my house every night so they can see my “fairly lights” and the pink string lights I have up around my fence.
I wish more people would put up yard decor - and, I’m glad to bring joy wherever I can.