Plant V: Kermit Would Approve

by Linda Lemery

pubs are open. Green clothing. Kermit would approve. Smurfs would turn green with envy.

P: Good word, diaspora. Noted. And I like Kermit. So, are we going to decorate? To celebrate this important holiday centering around an ingress of people into our country stimulated in part by the potato famine and unemployment? In addition, maybe we could even celebrate the role of green plants in creating a breathable atmosphere for survival of all the humans and animals on our planet?

L: Well, when you put it like that, of course we can. We should feature the color green. I have these plastic shamrock lights I can string up. Maybe even green Frankenstein lights and green Saguaro lights. Festive, quirky, diverse, happy, green. Like life. Rejuvenate inside while nature rejuvenates outside. And let’s add green plants to our personal celebration because they’re world-wide oxygen producers.

P: St. Patrick’s Day – what a perfect day to wear green, be green, and extend the meaning of green.