Observations, pictures, and sketches highlight the transition of moving to the nations's Capitol after 30 years of living in the Midwest. A clash in cultures? Maybe not!
Sunday, August 2, 2020
Hydrangea or Crape Myrtle in the Neighborhood
We used to have two little purple flowered hydrangea trees on either side of our Capitol Hill patio garden. I used to keep them trimmed back so they wouldn’t grow too much taller than the fence. The Capitol Hill neighborhood was filled with a variety of crape myrtles or hydrangeas - especially surrounding the Library of Congress where I worked for ten years. Rather than drive over to the park for a morning walk yesterday we thought we would stay in our northern Virginia neighborhood. It was a tad cooler and cloudier so we didn’t need the protection of the tree shade in the park. So it was the urban jungle tour. I hadn’t really paid much attention to the hydrangeas - or crape myrtles - all along the route, but was struck by the carpets of petals that covered the sidewalks. The heavy rains helped that along and it looked a lot like the aftermath of cherry blossom season. So as we walked I noted the different colors - white, pink, no purple, and almost red. Close up the flowers look even more interesting. Sometimes I miss our old neighborhood for these reasons, but I’m glad we moved for a lot of others. But it hardly matters where you live to notice the beautiful flowers that surround you. So which is it - hydrangeas or crape myrtles?
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