Friday, October 24, 2008

I just got back from bailing out Nature Chick

October 24th 2019.

I figured one of them would get into trouble with the law at some point, but I never thought it would be her!

Her crime? Planting burdock in the Halifax Public Garden. Figures, this is the same child who braved our neighbour's wrath blowing dandelion seeds all over his manicured lawn as a child, who a few years later did the entirely wonderful and subversive thing of planting sunflowers along the sidewalk in all our neighbours yards.

She and a group of friends call themselves "green taggers". Papa Pan calls it farmer graffiti. They go out and "tag" private and public spaces with plants - food plants. I blame it on her peer group - 4-H is a magnet for rebels.

How should I deal with this? Pat her down for seeds before she goes out? "ground" her in topsoil? Confiscate her trowel?

4 comments:

JHyde said...

Teach her to use look outs? :)

Anonymous said...

Oh ya, she's headed for disaster all right. Next thing you know she'll be out setting lupins free. And then where will be be?

krista said...

i feel bad because i never comment anymore...but i am loving your posts. i really am.
i read them everyday and it makes me look at life in a new way each time.

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness that is hilarious! I can't even think of a punishment for that *grin*. I just wanted to leave a comment and let you know that I always enjoy reading your entries, I should try and comment more!