Madison Park lesson #1
July 5, 2008
There may be no ‘lesson #2,’ but you never know. The lesson begins with what some of you already know, having read the following sign along Maine Street.
But here is one you may not have seen, being fairly recent. It is also along Maine where the diagonal brick path cuts across a corner of the park.
And here are a few more leaves for your collection, Linda. May they last as long as your first batch. You can ask your All Knowing Brother (AKB) why some leaves have jaggies and others on the same twig do not.
Here is an old tree that is winning the battle of the sidewalk. Some years ago they paved a short stretch just East of Maine with new bricks, but it didn’t reach to this old guy.
You should be able to tell me what kind of tree this is. In another year or two, many of these old, numbered trees may not be around.
But someone has rallied the community to “rebuild the canopy,” as you can see here. There are thirty newbies lining 24th Street along the West edge of Madison Park, each with a green bow. A watering truck cruises along to give them a drink once a week, although they certainly haven’t gotten very thirsty this year. The ones still around a year from now should have a good chance of surviving, but why did they plant them all in rows, for all love?
Thus endeth Madison Park lesson #1.
Dave, which he could use a new shot of life hisself.
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Egads, I have an AKB… if that wasn’t so true it would be a bit creepy…. like Big Brother. My latest quirk is going to my favorite oak tree at Brucemore and preserving leaves from May 1st on subsequent years. The leaf size was way behind this year. My family is patient with my project, especially when I show them around for the appropriate oohs and ahs.