Spuds Unearthed
Heroes of Horticulture.
Really bad band names? Superhero slogans?
Wrong! Something far more earth shattering; Three of the temporary exhibits at the United States Botanic Gardens!
[Disclaimer: earth shattering is used here as a blatant pun and by no means implies the colloquial meaning of a life altering event]
C'monnnnn, who doesn't love a good tropical plant?? I know I do! Especially when it's 955 degrees out and the exhibit says, 'NO!, I'll raise you 20 - let's make it 975. Beat that Washington I-used-to-be-a-swamp DC.'
Actually, though, it was kind of cool - walking from Hawaii to Garden Primeval to Jungle, all in a matter of mere seconds. I felt like God (Allah, Bahá, Satnam...), roaming through my mini insignificant earthly creations. Or like a giant. Same thing.
It would have, however, been much more enjoyable if aforementioned heat had not been so excruciatingly painful. I'm definitely going there in winter to pretend that I could be happy once again - that the sun will indeed shine once more. (Winter in Wisconsin creates a terrible melodramatic outlook on winter in general).
OK! Moral of story - go to Botanic Gardens, but not in blazing heat.
The End.
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