You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

My new routine was going to fit in my schedule, because the _ was very empty.
schedule

At the house, the tenant chose to use stones instead of bricks in the garden. The _ are ugly.
bricks

When she examined the newly developed photos, the trees looked odd because the _ were short.

trees