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Hi!

I'm back. Will someone please set me digest on this list and reg. on the

foundation list. Thank you.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Love & prayers

Judee

GOD: , you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is

>going on down there in the US? What happened to the dandelions, violets,

>thistles & stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect, no-maintenance

garden

>plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought &

multiply

>with abandon. The nectar from the long lasting blossoms attracts

>butterflies honey bees & flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast

>garden of colors by now. But all I see are these green rectangles.

>ST. FRANCIS: It's the people that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites.

>They started calling your flowers " weeds " and went to great lengths to

kill

>them and replace them with grass.

>GOD: Grass? But it's so boring. It's not colorful. It doesn't attract

>butterflies, birds and bees, only grubs and sod worms. It's

temperamental

>with temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass

growing

>there?

>ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and

>keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning

>any other plant that crops up in the lawn.

>GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really

>fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.

>ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they

cut

>it -- sometimes twice a week.

>GOD: They cut it? Do they then bail it like hay?

>ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in

bags.

>GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?

>ST. FRANCIS: No Sir. Just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.

>GOD: Now let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow

and

>when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?

>ST. FRANCIS: Yes, Sir.

>GOD: These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back

on

>the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves

them

>a lot of work.

>ST. FRANCIS: You aren't going to believe this Lord. When the grass stops

>growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so

they

>can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.

>GOD: What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a

sheer

>stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the

>spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn they

fall

>to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil

and

>protect the trees and bushes. Plus, as they rot, the leaves form compost

to

>enhance the soil. It's a natural circle of life.

>ST. FRANCIS: You'd better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites don't know

>anything about the circle of life. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake

>them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.

>GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the

winter

>and to keep the soil moist and loose?

>ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy

something

>which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place

of

>the leaves.

>GOD: And where do they get this mulch?

>ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.

>GOD: Enough. I don't want to think about this anymore. St. ,

>you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us

tonight?

>ST. CATHERINE: " Dumb and Dumber " , Lord. It's a real stupid movie

about.....

>GOD: Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis.

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