Letter To The Editor: Random Act Of Kindness

There are people who have your back, who call you right on that day when your blues kick in, or who drop off some freshly baked bread on your doorstep. Well, there is one of those people here in Severna Park who has all of you in mind, and that is she who keeps the gardens going in front of the stores along B&A Boulevard and at Dawson’s corner. She would be horrified if I mentioned her name, so let’s just refer to her as MM.

She starts in early spring with weeding and mulching. Then she designs the flowers for the year, a combination of annuals and perennials, some of which now rebloom after her five or so years of working on this project. She solicits help from various store owners, many of whom water during the summer. She likes to keep local, so she buys plants from Diehl’s Produce (which gives her a discount).

Dawson’s provides a hose so that garden can get nourishment. The Carr Building, by the way, also has lovely foliage tended professionally. In the fall, MM cleans her plots up and readies for another year. So, if you drive by and see a tall woman early in the morning as she is pulling weeds or watering, toot a thank you to this neighbor who has a strong sense of goodwill and an eye for beauty.

Suzanne Ochs

Round Bay resident