And if it were your own personal rain barrel, you could consider selling it on eBay. Or perhaps just parking it at the yard of a neighbor who doesn't pick up after the dogs... I really like the combination of textures all around the non-texture of the center.
oh dear. look at this mess of textures and tones. why it's more like an one of them obtuse abstracts than an upstanding, representational, clinically accurate photograph. and that black thing in the middle, it's impersonating a heart shape. ....the nerve! your punishment is that you must submit several more photos to this side challenge. we're waiting.