Terrariums missing from Court Square, Harrisonburg
Description
I’m Grace Turner. I lost a pair of terrariums in Harrisonburg, Virginia. This morning, around 11:15 a.m., I was at Court Square after a short workshop at James Madison University and set the glass planters on a bench by the Court Square Visitor Center to snap a photo. A couple of cyclists rode by and a breeze kicked up; when I turned back, they were gone. One terrarium is a squat bottle with a tiny fern and moss; the other a larger cylinder housing a bright blue air plant and a few river stones. They’re simple, but they carry memories of my grandma’s greenhouse and a quiet morning class. I hope someone honest picked them up and can return them through the site.
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