We Need Another Lady Bird……

A recent road trip gave us plenty of time to look out the window. The miles rolled by under the RV's tires as we crossed Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado….and onward. So much of the countryside was lovely. And our views changed from state to state.

Rolling farmlands in Iowa, flat plains in Nebraska, the Rocky Mountains as we moved through Colorado and into Utah. Honestly - there is so much beauty in this country of ours. As we celebrate the 4th of July I, once again, realize how fortunate we are to be living where we do. And how fortunate Dave and I are to be able to explore as much as we have.

I never tire of looking out the window as we go - especially as we get to the West. The canyons, the rivers, the mountains…..amazing views around every corner. It just does not get "old".

But on the way home from Montana we also began to notice lots of signs of civilization - road signs and billboards along the way. Motels, tourist attractions, products, insurance salesmen, lawyers. Advertisements of all kinds of man-made objects interrupted our views.

And I began to wonder, didn't we pass some kind of legislation when Lyndon Johnson was President limiting billboards and "ugliness" along America's roadways? Didn't his wife, Lady Bird, lead a crusade to beautify America? Wasn't she trying to let wildflowers bloom along the highways?

What happened?