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Collected Item: “No Mask, No Garden”

Give your story a title.

No Mask, No Garden

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot of social media

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

The Desert Botanical Garden is a fixture of Phoenix area tourism. A botanical garden of arid lands, it's unique and draws thousands of visitors every year. Their social media emphasized the importance of masking during the pandemic, with the catchy phrase "Let's not get prickly about safety."

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

masks, safety, desert, botanical, garden

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Desert Botanical Garden

Give this story a date.

2021-03-12
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