Story of the blog.

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Garbage Bag Trees. The poems and stories of a young man in western Manitoba. A blog named after the great expression coined by Gord Downie, lead singer of The Hip. Here is the meaning.

Q. Would you please explain the phrase "garbage bag trees". My stepson Graeme has noticed that this phrase appears in two of your songs. I apologize for not being able to recall which songs they are.

A. Graeme is a good boy - I don 't recall which songs they are either - but at the time, it was Winter heading into Spring when trees are without leaves and seem to attract garbage bags that roost in their branches. - Gord Downie

Yours,

Jarrett