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The Queen of England came to Winnipeg the other day. It was nice to see such a buzz around the city just days after Canada Day. *
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As a family, we've always tried to make the effort to join the crowds for big events in the city, such as the Red River Relief Concert, the Pan Am Games activities, and the Olympic Flame. The excitement of the people and the sense of community and togetherness is wonderful.
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My family was one of thousands that made the trip despite sweltering temperatures (and a tornado warning) to see her Majesty; the above is a great picture that my son took of the Queen and Stephen Harper.*
Immediately after the Queen spoke, the rain began to pour. This caused a rather humorous mass exodus from The Forks - although the other entertainment performing may not have felt the same.
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Despite the rain, we decided to walk home. My son even chose to go sans umbrella.
Well, we have been thinking about this R. A. of G. over the days and yesterday we thought we'd Google it. Typing in "Random Acts of Gardening" brought up 382,000 results (apparently we were not the first!) Guerrilla Gardening was invented by a man named Richard Reynolds, who has a YouTube channel devoted to Random Acts of Gardening which you can see by clicking here. We learned that hundreds of people plant things in potholes, abandoned parking lots, and anywhere else that could use a little dose of beauty. It certainly reminded me that there are such interesting and motivated people in this world!
I've always loved the rain - maybe something about it's smell, or the way it paints the things we take for granted new colours, or maybe it's something else. But whatever the case, the rain put us in a different state of mind entirely, and we just enjoyed the moment.
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While we walked, my son stopped and stood in the rain. Next to him, there was one lone circle of mud in an otherwise perfect field of green. Directed by some instinct, he began to plant some seeds that had been handed out to us at the Royal celebrations.
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This really struck me.
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"You just performed a random act of gardening," I said. I liked his spontaneous planting because it had been a constructive, self-generated action. I thought his act was such a positive message to send to the community.
Well, we have been thinking about this R. A. of G. over the days and yesterday we thought we'd Google it. Typing in "Random Acts of Gardening" brought up 382,000 results (apparently we were not the first!) Guerrilla Gardening was invented by a man named Richard Reynolds, who has a YouTube channel devoted to Random Acts of Gardening which you can see by clicking here. We learned that hundreds of people plant things in potholes, abandoned parking lots, and anywhere else that could use a little dose of beauty. It certainly reminded me that there are such interesting and motivated people in this world!
Now that is inspiring!
Karen :)
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