A not-small percentage of cut fresh flowers are never sold, depending on the venue. They're usually credited against fresh flowers from the wholesaler.
Peeked in the flower shop fridge tonight at Ingles and zoomed in on a dozen, gorgeous, pink roses, past perfection, in decay. Beautiful.
After Hurricane Helene, I played photojournalist in the neighborhood and shared stories here. Here's one I didn't:
This is Billy with FOUR SEASONS LANDSCAPING in Bourbonnais IL. He walked up when I was shooting their truck at the Circle K. We shared a laugh about the company name, and I asked him a couple questions. Four Seasons were there to remove trees from power lines and roads.
There were MAGA rumors at the time (October 6, 2024) about FEMA being purposely absent from the clean-up to slow recovery to and Republican voting in the Election, and mysterious camps in the area, etc. Billy had heard them all.
He was no Biden/Kamala fan, but Billy did prefer the truth about FEMA. Four Seasons were contracted by the Agency to work here, and he and co-workers stayed in a nearby "camp" of purpose-built long trailers with showers, lockers and dorm-style bunks.
Jon, at the loft on Clara Street, South of Market, 1992.
Jon was a friend and superior opponent in the pool room at the 500 Club.
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Kevin, at the flat on Guerrero Street, 1992.
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New subdivision above the freeway.