Hedgehogs

[Marc Montgomery]

well, hegehogs in Europe anyway as the lovely relics we so adore and seek are often found hiding under the brambles and brush of the thick "hedges" quite particular to England and especially Europe.

Here in Canada, where we do not have this type of (very formidable) "hedgerows", Convoy Magazine has chosen to call them "wildflowers"...

Why? because like wildflowers, they're often spotted out in the middle of fields or beside old buildings...unwanted, unloved, and often considered by the property owners as an annoyance--something to be yanked out of the ground to be rid of ...like...weeds... with only the time and effort of the task preventing them from doing so

but some people's "weeds" are things of beauty!...indeed "flowers" in the wild... and and while some of the "uninitiated" might call such abandoned cabs and chassis...junk.. we see them and go.. OOOOO....AAAAAH.. things of beauty..a joy to behold....
(and immediately wonder, "If I can drag this home..."

so while Dirk's obstacle surely fits the title "hedgehog", here in Canada when you find an old wrecked CMP or jeep ..it's really a "wildflower"

besides, it might soften the initial shock when you say...Honey I brought you a wildflower...as opposed to saying I brought you a hedghog.....well maybe?

cheers
Marc
Convoy Magazine
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