light deprivation, or sculpting with succulents

My plants were looking a little more than a little sad this morning. In all honesty, they haven't been looking that great for the month of December, with the sun never shining on them anymore because of that depressing angle of light that never enters the house, and the heat-pumping radiator on which they sit with only a Lac Shelf from IKEA not really protecting them from cooking to death.

But this morning I decided to do something about it. I remembered that succulents are a forgiving variety that you can re-sculpt, and pretty much pretend that nothing ever happened. So after pruning, repotting and raising the leaves off the hot Lac Shelf by nesting them in decorative pots, I think they (and I) can survive the Winter. Remember, December 22 may be the shortest day of the year, but on December 23, the days start getting longer! I cannot wait.