Last summer, the writer went by a public park and the flowers consisted of what many would consider weeds. Weeds have value, the monarch butterfly only lays its eggs on milkweed, weeds produce flowers (usually smaller ones) and there are many valuable reasons why weeds exist, however breath taking beauty is not one of the attributes. Last summer my thoughts were does the public park not have the money to update and make the passed area a showcase?  The area could easily use traditional flowers to add a wonderful dimension to the area. A few days ago, I was in the area and passed by the same spot with the sun shining. The green weeds had turned to the colours of yellow and red and looked very good. Perhaps this was the effect the people were trying to achieve by design, although I would be surprised.

Linking to dividend producing stocks – if a stock has a long history of producing dividends and their model is working well, then perhaps it does not need to be changed. Many years ago, the writer worked for a dividend producing company that from my standpoint needed a great deal of change. The company had all the correct products but was not good at selling them. Those that knew about them were very loyal, but those that did not know, would likely never know (the company has since been sold to a bigger dividend paying company which does know how to sell). Sometimes it is best to see the whole cycle or picture before you judge.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions