My hometown of Midland, Michigan loves to adorn its downtown streets with public art exhibitions created by local artists. The idea is nothing new: these displays started in Zürich in 1998, moved (moo-ved?) to the U.S. with Chicago’s Cows on Parade in 1999, and have since been a staple on many Main Streets.
Midland has gone with
trolls (don’t ask),
foxes, and now scarecrows—these straw men and women spun and decorated by employees of local businesses. Olivia, like many a crop-bound crow, was scared at first by their presence, but she eventually showed that imitation is her sincerest form of bravery.
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