Beautiful Trash

R.a.n.t. of week of 05/19/13

The world is truly a beautiful place. It doesn't take long after opening ones eyes, before you find something wonderful. Granted, it can be harder and harder to find true beauty without philosophizing the wonders of cement, but it can be found. An anthill on the sidewalk, a squirrel running up a tree, pretty flowers in a well kept lawn helped by bees, and so on. But nothing really compares to a scene of tranquil serenity as an open field, a grassy knoll* or a densely populated forest. Fortunately, most cities, even in large ones, make sure to retain some form of ecological beauty. Where I live is no exception.

But now we come to a problem. What if, despite the best intentions of the city, the park is trashed. How might that happen you might ask? Well, no. You probably aren't asking that, are you? I'll bet you know the answer as well as I do. People are pigs, and realistically that's giving pigs a bad name. People have no consideration or appreciation for beauty. One of my local parks I visited recently was sadly really trashed. As I strolled along, there were several park officials walking around trying to pick up trash. I wonder how awful the park would look without their maintenance. One of the hardest places to pick up trash is the shoreline of the pond it seemed. Walking around the pond, I noticed trash practically dotted the shoreline. How upsetting and distracting. People have no pride any more.


* Unless (of course) people are shooting from said, grassy knoll.

Mitchell Park Domes - Tropical Domes

This may just be my personal opinion, but the tropical dome is the best dome at Mitchell Park. You never know what sort of flower you're going to find. What's your favorite dome? What's your favorite display? Leave a comment below and let everyone know.

Mitchell Park Domes - Desert Dome

The closest I'll probably ever come to visiting the desert. Like the pics? Let me know what you think. And remember, visit the Mitchell Park Domes!

Mitchell Park - Third Dome

Within the Domes is a third conservatory set aside for special occasions. This time a wedding was going on, but I took a few shots of the background plants.

Mitchell Park - Milwaukee, WI

Now that the weather is finally getting better, I decided to take my kids to the great outdoors. Have not been to Mitchell Park since I was a kid. Love the hills.


Not much of a view off into the distance, but it's still better than a stick in the eye. I kid though, Mitchell Park can be a great place to visit.


Of course there is nothing more interesting to do at Mitchell Park than to visit the Botanical Gardens. You are going to love this place!

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