Open Thread: The Broccoli Tree, Instagram Celebrity

A poetic tribute to a tree in Sweden, that became an Instagram celebrity and paid a price.
By Frances Langum — March 7, 2018

This meditation by "The Fault in our Stars" author John Green, "The Broccoli Tree," is definitely worth the just under four minutes it takes to watch it.

You might just watch it again.

I warned you.

Open thread below...

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