Charlotte Cuthbertson/ET photo
By
Kate McLaughlin
the gardener
it would seem i am guilty of stereotyping gardeners.
in my mind i picture someone who is nurturing and attentive,
obsessed with weather reports and constantly has a
thin line of dirt under their fingernails with a stack of
gardening journals in their bedroom.
that doesn’t quite fit here.
there are scientifically based studies showing music promotes
plant growth. but genre matters. plants prefer classical music as it
tends to have the high frequency sounds that travel easily through
their cellular protoplasm.
following twitter and fox news i suppose would be akin to studying the weather
and soil, allowing him to know, or perhaps to feel, the direction of the wind,
when to expect the next rainfall and how to better grasp the tilth.
like a master performer he knows his audience
and times his foliar feedings perfectly.
there is a musicality, a rhythm to it all with the repetitive chants-
fake news, lock her up, build the wall!
fake news, lock her up, build the wall!
the applause providing a steady staccato beat.
apparently with just enough wagnerian undertones to do the trick.
Kate McLaughlin
She credits her dog, books and the dedicated activists of Maine with keeping her hopeful.
Wagnerian undertones...love it!!