RE: Re: Architectural Review - Changing Tastes
From: Karen Cravens (silver+cohophoenyx.net)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 19:03:35 -0800 (PST)
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, mark nichols wrote:

mn>My friend Beaverchief from the Lummi Tribe in Washington State used to
mn>say that when a person moves to the area (Seattle etc.) it takes them 15
mn>years to understand the place.  They will first chop down the trees in
mn>order to be comfortable.  In five years they will begin to feel that
mn>something is missing.  In 15 they will plant trees. 

It's different here in Kansas.  First, you plant trees in order to be 
comfortable.  In five years you'll begin to feel that it's looking much 
better.  In 15 the trees will fall on your house and car.

End result is the same, though:  then you understand the place...


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