Outside the Maze there are some trees. I first noticed them late last summer when the green-leaved trees mysteriously vanished overnight, and were replaced by morning with trees bearing red and gold and yellow leaves. And the trees were now in boxes.
Time passed. As winter took hold, the trees suddenly had no leaves. More time passed, and this morning I noticed that the trees had small, green leaves.
I have a theory that explains what is happening. Some might say that it is all part of the natural cycle of life, that these trees change the colour of the leaves in autumn, and then they fall off in winter, to be replaced with new buds and leaves in spring.
I scoff, I laugh at such fanciful notions. Ha ha ha ha!
No. It is obvious that the trees are being replaced in the night by new trees that have the appropiate foliage for the time of year. I have not yet seen anyone doing this, but then I am not around the campus at oh dark hundred so it is not surprising that I can not corroborate my theory with evidence. I am also convinced that if the person (or persons, or Person) changing the trees knew I was watching, then he would wait until I fell asleep, or something.
Why else would the trees be in boxes?
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I saw those trees in boxes too and wondered what the hell they were doing. (Then again, I am wondering why the hell they have ripped up a perfectly serviceable walkway down beside the sports centre...) Mine is not to work out the ways of the Uni Gardeners/Facilities people.
Posted by: Georg | September 4, 2006 10:22 PM
Have you checked the boxes for teleporters? That would make it easier to replace them.
/silly
Posted by: ricardipus | September 5, 2006 01:28 AM
Hah. @ Georg - my spies tell me that there's a 8 million buck new entrance/walkway to the new building going up. Eh, both the new building and the walkway are going up. Incidentally it's going to knacker access to the Maze from Redfern. Which is thoughtful of them.
Ricardipus, the trees are actually surrounded by a fence with unfriendly signs burbling something about a tree 'regeneration' project. Now is that TOTALLY Doctor Who or what?
Posted by: BK | September 5, 2006 09:32 AM