THE M ÌL bL lFE . F IN A L R a 'n y D a y A r t i s t r y ■JUNE’S GARDEN wholesale ecreenprintlng: t-e h lrte . eweate, Jacket©, hate, & bumper etickere ¿MT, SINCE 1970 One evening in May as my dog Barker and I w alked down the path near our house to the beach, I said to Barker (yes, Barker and I have long conversations), “Look how many buds are almost ready to bloom on the wild roses, and the berry vines are filled with blossoms. There should be enough berries this year for everyone to have cobblers and the willow is thick enough for the birds to nest in.” Just then we were rewarded with a song from a sparrow perched on a willow branch. Barker seemed to nod in agreement and every once in a while chew ed on the bright green grass that grows alongside the path. Along the edges of the sand at the base of the path, beach peas’ purplish blue flowers sparkled with their first blooms. A stream trickles through the foliage and spills out on the beach w here at times swallows and crows gather to drink its waters. That evening there were many birds; some scattered and others seemed unafraid as we strolled close by. The next evening the scene changed. The leaves of the roses, berries and w illows were tightly curled; their stems were limp and bent over. The air by the path was permeated with a strong foreign smell. It was obvious someone had sprayed the entire area. Even part of the hedges on the private property that borders the path had also been affected. One can only assume that whoever did this destruction did it for the sake of their view; however, this property is the City’s right-of-way and the City has an unwritten policy forbidding the use of herbicides or pesticides on any city property. There is an ordinance that nothing can be removed or added to city property, but that the city will provide a permit through the Public Works Department to cut back foliage tor various reasons There is a penalty for not observing this ordinance. It’s an unknown factor who did this or what chemical was used or its lasting effects of poisoning the soil and the stream of w ater that eventually flows into the ocean. Now the path s foliage that was so beautiful is destroyed. The stems and leaves of all the plants have turned black. A few rose and berry bushes have survived, but how much of the unknown chemical would be left in the surviving f ruit of the berries people and birds might later gathci is not known. Also, in the summer I’ve seen many children play in this stream that flows through this destruction. It’s impossible to know what effect this will have on people, animals and birds. 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