Like a pair of urban buffalo warriors, your humble but intrepid correspondent and the lovely and even more intrepid Galadriel “Gigi” Rosen set out to stalk and capture the elusive ghetto palm under the harsh Baltimore sun. Quiet and crafty, we crept through the concrete wastes, perching amidst shadows, lying in wait … until …
GOTCHA!
With a quick point and click we brought our first tree of heaven down – a beautiful shot by Gigi on the 1800 Block of North Broadway, by the Great Blacks in Wax Museum. This was followed soon after by two others in the alleyway above the 1600 block of Eareckson Place. And so we gathered our haul and mounted each one like the horns of an ibex in our rotating digital trophy case:
Reports of spectacular ghetto palm sightings have been made to us by several boastful individuals, but as yet they haven’t presented proof. Until they do, their claims remain fanciful big-fish stories and Gigi and I will continue to claim ghetto palm primacy. We’ll be sharing more of our discoveries in the days and weeks ahead, and welcome all fellow urban adventurers to join us – snap a picture and send it to us, or post on your sites and blogs and let us know so we can spotlight your finds.
