In a Washington Post column written three years ago, Petula Dvorak wrote of the flower thieves that characterize each spring in Washington. The coming of spring can mean the return of flower thieves. As much as they provide pleasure, the flowers that bloom in Washington’s front yards do not have an easy time. Among them, she said, was “the legendary flower thief of Northwest Washington” who may have been a homeless man. In addition to the natural hazards of city life, there are also thieves, who pull them up or snap them off.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2016 20:00 UTC