Comments on: Shift in Perception

By: kari lønning

kari lønning — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:36:20 +0000

You mentioned missing out on seeing the prairie restoration project. Have you seen the Chicago Botanic Garden’s native plant area? It’s been years since I was there, but that was the first place I’d ever learned about “prairie” planting. http://www.chicagobotanic.org/explore/nativeplant.php

By: Monarda

Monarda — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:47:59 +0000

Iowa has given us wonderful leaders and lovers of plants. The prairies are beautiful. Other Americans should know more about them.

By: Christina Salwitz

Christina Salwitz — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:04:11 +0000

What a lovely post. You made Iowans proud I’m sure. The APLD is SO lucky to have you on board.
Thanks!

I am also lucky to have them. I would probably never have set foot in Iowa if it wasn’t for the board meeting!

By: cityslipper (social marketing strategies)

cityslipper (social marketing strategies) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:59:46 +0000

Sounds like a good trip, if a little too short.

I’ve yet to travel anywhere in the US that felt across-the-board unsophisticated. It seems you can always find the best of the USA wherever you go. For a while here in central (rural-population about 7,000) PA, I worked in an IT consulting company and could see sheep from the office window. I would happily have put my technicians there along side any I’d worked with in urban businesses.

It is true about finding the best in people and places. I suspect, working in any IT situation that you probably wished some of your colleagues exile to that sheep meadow too…

By: Paige

Paige — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:17:34 +0000

Hi Susan!
How nice to see someone admit that what they’d thought all along was wrong, all wrong.
This happens to me all the time. I visited my sister in Des Moines and was similarly charmed. Midwestern college towns have a lot going for them…what a surprise!

I will freely admit to being a snob. I will also freely admit to being wrong. I hope my ‘filter’ can include a much wider scope of things with each experience.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:48:36 +0000

I’m glad you got to see the midwest! I grew up in Indiana (the northern, flat 2/3s of the state), and always thought it was beautiful. I get sort of claustrophobic in the mountains and here in southern NC with all of the tall longleaf pines. When you grow up where it is flat, the sky is as much a part of your landscape as anything on the ground.

What you say about land and sky is so true. I remarked on it while I was there and today, back home am feeling the loss of big sky no matter how beautiful the tunnel of autumn foliage is.

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