Astilbe my heart

Nestled between the Lilies (Lilium 'Casa Blanca') and the Coral Bells (Heuchera micrantha,) the Astilbe (Astilbe) is in bloom.

Astilbes are long-blooming plume-like flowers in shades of white, pink and red, held above airy foliage, and they're one of the easiest perennial flowers to grow. Virtually pest free, they can light up the shade garden.

If you squint, after having 3 or more adult beverages, Astilbe looks a little bit like off-shore drilling platforms.

Today, in a bold stroke of initiative, showing a deep understanding of the energy crisis currently going on, President George W. Bush lifted the the executive order put in place by his father, that would lift the restrictions on off-shore drilling, letting new rigs sprout up like our little perennials, except with much graver environmental consequences. (Not to mention that more drilling will do nothing about the high price of oil.)

The question should also be asked, "If this is such a great thing for America, why wasn't it part of this administrations Energy Policy crafted nearly 8 years ago by Vice President Dick Cheney?

Because they had an entirely different "Energy Policy" in mind.

Luckily, Congress has the final say on renewed off-shore drilling, and more sensible heads will prevail.