April 28, 2003
And Speaking of Gardening As
As I drove to work this morning, I noted the new fully-grown yellow and
purple tulips gracing the median of one of Creve Coeur's finest streets. I
thought, hmm. Tax dollars hard hard at work. It reminded me of about a year
ago when Brian and I were in Chicago to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
This was May, and Chicago has some pretty well-kept and manicured flowers
lining its sidewalks and streets. But, this being May, meant spring flowers
were no longer fashionable, I suppose. At around 6:00 p.m. city workers
were hard at, well, work, REMOVING the perfect tulips in favor of some
fresher, more summery, replacements. Everywhere we walked was strewn (well,
okay, they were in piles) with uprooted tulips.
Now, forgive me if you must, but I was APPALLED. I can see ripping out dried, dead used-to-be flowery plumage, but perhaps the citizens of Chicago would be better served (if one can prove that flowers/plants SERVE) with plants that last all season or whose lifespans persist from year to year.
But, hey, who ever said minutiae government made any sense. I'm going to go eat some state grapes now.
hln
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Now, forgive me if you must, but I was APPALLED. I can see ripping out dried, dead used-to-be flowery plumage, but perhaps the citizens of Chicago would be better served (if one can prove that flowers/plants SERVE) with plants that last all season or whose lifespans persist from year to year.
But, hey, who ever said minutiae government made any sense. I'm going to go eat some state grapes now.
hln
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