Dead Fish Trees

It's Dead Fish Tree season again. They're out in force, and in bloom, and the scent manages to get to even my fairly obtuse nose. Campus is Full of other lovely flowers: I forget how many there are, during the rest of the year, but there are tulips and daffodils and two magnolia trees by the library, and lilacs that are about to bloom, and what looks and smells like a crab-apple tree by East... But, like everywhere else, there are also a large number of Bradford Pears- aka, Dead Fish Trees (because they smell like dead fish. Honestly. THe ones with the white flowers with the circular petals...) I don't see the point of these trees: sure, they're pretty, but so are lots of other trees that don't smell bad. And they're Everywhere: the campus, along one of the main streets at home, along random streets around here... I don't see why the world is obsessed with Bradford Pears. They don't even give any fruit... (Yes, I know this is a good thing from a governmental perspective: less clean-up required.) I don't know- I guess they must be really cheap or something. But still- PU.

THat said, this means that it's about time to hang paper fish again in the near future. Keep your ears peeled for a day (well, night) and time... Same tree as last year.

Dead Fish Trees

It's Dead Fish Tree season again. They're out in force, and in bloom, and the scent manages to get to even my fairly obtuse nose. Campus is Full of other lovely flowers: I forget how many there are, during the rest of the year, but there are tulips and daffodils and two magnolia trees by the library, and lilacs that are about to bloom, and what looks and smells like a crab-apple tree by East... But, like everywhere else, there are also a large number of Bradford Pears- aka, Dead Fish Trees (because they smell like dead fish. Honestly. THe ones with the white flowers with the circular petals...) I don't see the point of these trees: sure, they're pretty, but so are lots of other trees that don't smell bad. And they're Everywhere: the campus, along one of the main streets at home, along random streets around here... I don't see why the world is obsessed with Bradford Pears. They don't even give any fruit... (Yes, I know this is a good thing from a governmental perspective: less clean-up required.) I don't know- I guess they must be really cheap or something. But still- PU.

THat said, this means that it's about time to hang paper fish again in the near future. Keep your ears peeled for a day (well, night) and time... Same tree as last year.