The Lemon and other casts

A song for my Lemon tree...

"I'm sitting here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm driving around in my car
I'm driving too fast
I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I'm sitting here
I miss the power
I'd like to go out taking a shower
But there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into bed
While nothing ever happens and I wonder

Isolation is not good for me
Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree

I'm steppin' around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree" 

By Fools Garden - Lemon Tree

Yellow Lemon (not ripe)

Yellow Lemon Tree (about 4 ft)

My lemon tree is inspiring on any day. I foresee of it bearing citrus scented blossoms and yellow lemons in time to come. It may not be tomorrow, but it will surely be another day some day. When I view the morning sun from the bedroom window, my lemon tree greets me with its green foliage. Lemon, sweet smelling yellow lemon, with sweetly scented green foliage!

Next to it by the window sill is Lemon Balm grown from seeds, with its citronella scent. Rough leaves, growing towards the sun, quietly sitting in a corner, but as soon as the leaves are brushed, the sweet scent of citronella feels the air...

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

 If the Lemon Balm and Lemon tree decides to keep out of the limelight, then the Cinnamon Basil (also from seeds) with its strong cinnamon wafts does its magic. I love the invigorating scents coming from the leaves of the Cinnamon Basil. The leaves retain the strong scent for a while after being crushed, but eventually the aroma disappears and is displaced by green leafy scent. The leaves when juiced with orange, gives a very distinctive mild spicy flavour and scent to the drink. Excellent drink after a good meal!

Cinnamon Basil

The spearmint has been thriving well, but for some reason it started drying up. I suspect I over fertilized it with large amount of organic probiotic booster. The leaves and the stolons turned brown. The plant is still alive, but I feel bad. It had very strong mint scent and I loved the mix of Cinnamon Basil and Spearmint leaves. Wonderful combination as potpouri.