milkweed shortage

when you are in nola, you realize you are truly in a different place than pre-k nola. there are a bunch of new cars. home depot is always having it's "busiest day of the year". you regularly see/hear people on their cell phones talking about ptsd or how they have changed since the storm. people get a lot of flats driving around town from nails or from the increased number of potholes. there are lines everywhere you go.

i did notice one of the nice things the last time i was in though. if you want to get milkweed, you can't... it is sold out. everyone wants milkweed for the same reason... monarch butterflies lay eggs there and grow there. as a kid i used to plant milkweed to grow butterflies. since the storm hit, people have become enamored with things like butterflies. with all of the stresses of daily life, the job market, friends moving away, devastation, insurance company pigs, etc... it is so nice to see something so simple as a butterfly fluttering around.

i was standing outside at home depot waiting in a line when a monarch floated by. everyone was captivated with how easily he floated on the breeze and fluttered here and there. do we all long for that ease/freedom in life?