Thursday, May 06, 2021

Hear, hear …

 … In defense of dandelions - The Spectator. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
Wordsworth may have been banging on about daffodils, but there is no objective reason why a dandelion, which supports far more wildlife than a daffodil, should be considered lesser. 

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  1. See also American essayist Sam Pickering’s
    In Defense of the Dandelion

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    1. This essay of Sam Pickering’s first appeared in the The New York Times, May 30, 1982, Section 11, Page 18, entitled “The Dandelion: A True American Beauty.“

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