Portland Pride and the $1,000 Roses
Petunia and I took the Grey Ghost for her first road trip to Portland Pride on Saturday. It was a great celebration, and I was impressed by the size and visibility of Portland's genderqueer community. Sadly, we did not meet up with J., but we had a great time people watching as we looked for her!On our way back to the car, we happened across Portland's beautiful rose garden. The flowers were gorgeous, but as I bent down to smell a huge bright red flower, a passerby said, "Don't do it! There's a $1,000 fine if you pick the flowers!"
Sure enough, a guard came over to supervise my rose experience. Fortunately, he said that smelling the flowers was perfectly legal, so I sniffed a few roses, made Clary B. pose by some lovely pink blooms, then hightailed it out of there. But as Petunia, Clara, and I made our way out of the garden, another passerby cautioned us, "You want to be careful in there--there's a $1,000 fine for picking the flowers!"
I guess we looked like rose-thieving tourists. Good times.
posted by Clementine at 12:05 PM
5 Comments:
That's probably because of people like ME!! I used to pick the flowers over the fence when I was in high school (it was a private property, but still, word gets around!)
That's hysterical. I guess you really look like a couple of thieves alright! You darn tourists!
Damn Massholes! Friggin lezzies!
It is the Canadians ruining it for all the rest of us. Those pesky Northern Neighbors!!
Actually, it's a ruse. they just tell tourists that. Locals are allowed to pick the roses at their lesure.
I'm sad we missed, but like I said...I could have thought that one out better.
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