Concrete -The New Green

I picture California as lush and green... except for the desert part. The draught in California is shocking, especially after living with our lush too much rain spring and summer. I have needed to water my patio pots of herbs twice since I planted them in May.

The drive from the San Francisco Airport to San Jose was a scene of brown after brown rolling hill and deadened trees. California is often the canary in the mine for what the rest of the United States will experience.

I saw a man at Starbucks this morning wearing a t-shirt and across his back was Conscapes. Having just witnessed the two escapees from New York and hearing my traveling companions tour of Alcatraz I didnt rightly think about what his business might be. Back in my hotel room, I read the letter left on my desk that explained that the hotel was proactive in its drought mitigation and relief efforts. They are repaving in  concrete wherever they had green space. I take away from this a sense of horror at what is to come and a sense of entrepreneurism for those who work in concrete.

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