Graptolite - Springtime For..
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Thu 13 May 2010 11:34
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Wednesday 12th May 2010
Having crisscrossed northern Germany several times in the last week or two
it seems that the orderly Teutonic authorities only permit three colours in
the landscape at this time of year, excluding the red roofs and the white
wind-turbines, naturally. These seem to be in equal proportions.
These colours are: the dark-greens of the overwintered coniferous trees; the
light-green of the new Spring growth and the luminous acid-yellow of the
rapeseed fields. This being a hilly country the fields are highly visible
and hard on the eyes. Surely, they could come up with other tints just to
make this agribusiness more interesting. Isn't this what genetic engineering
is really for? It can't take much to make an interesting patchwork pattern
with whole fields. And why not be even more creative? Tartan designs could
be cool. Attach a micro-chip to the seed-drill and who knows what pictures,
or messages could be made?
You heard it here first.
M