A recent trip to Keney Park showed it looking as lovely as ever.

Illegal dumping is an ongoing issue, but it was less prevalent than in the past. In its place, graffiti has been appearing on the trees. We usually come out in favor of graffiti, and that’s because it’s usually on surfaces like utility boxes or highway underpasses. Those surfaces start out dull and ugly. Why you gotta go paint on a living creature, though? Trees are already great; move the “inspirational” painting sessions elsewhere. It’s not like Hartford suddenly has an absence of concrete walls.